Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the evaluation of PTSD and TBI with dizziness and hyposmia, as well as for the award of service connection for post concussive headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that a claim for service connection for TBI or post concussive headaches was received prior to June 22, 2019, and the Veteran's attorney's argument regarding an open skull fracture claim from January 1975 is not persuasive.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, TBI with dizziness and hyposmia, Post concussive headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020243
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