The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the earliest date that it could be factually ascertained that an increase in disability had occurred, which was June 22, 2021 for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and no earlier dates were supported by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild, Left hip strain, impairment, Left hip strain, limitation of flexion, Left hip strain, limitation of extension, Irritable bowel syndrome, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bilateral hearing loss, Sleep apnea, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Low back disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Right hip disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Right knee disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, Left knee disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025550
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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