The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that the January 2019 RAMP rating decision became final because the Veteran did not submit a valid notice of disagreement within one year of the decision.
The deciding factor: The January 2019 RAMP rating decision is considered final as the Veteran failed to file a Supplemental Claim or Appeal to the Board within one year of the February 2019 notification letter, and continuous pursuit of the claim cannot be established because the supplemental claim was received more than a year after notice of the January 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021638
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