Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date than March 4, 2020, for the award of service connection for PTSD was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The claim was not continuously pursued and thus must be dismissed under Rudd v. Nicholson, 20 Vet. App. 296 (2006).
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017701
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