The Board denied an earlier effective date for the Veteran's service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, assigning July 7, 2023 as the effective date.
The deciding factor: The October 28, 2022 intent to file could not be associated with the claim filed in July 2023 for PTSD because it had already been associated with a different claim for blood in urine and GERD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031698
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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