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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031698
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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