The Veteran's claim for an effective date of September 17, 2008, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for PTSD was granted. The claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 25, 2016, for the award of entitlement to service connection for CAD was denied.
The deciding factor: The June 2010 decision became final as the Veteran did not appeal or submit new evidence within one year. However, relevant service records were received in 2015 and 2017, which tolled the finality of the June 2010 decision for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050741
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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