Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that there can be no freestanding claim for an earlier effective date, and that once an effective date has become final, a claimant's only recourse is to have the final decision revised on the grounds of CUE. The appeal was not interpreted as an assertion of CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016420
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