Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, finding no clear and unmistakable error in a prior rating decision and that the proper effective date is September 2, 2022.
The deciding factor: The February 2012 rating decision did not address a psychiatric disorder as it was not inferred from the evidence at the time. The Veteran's intent to file for PTSD was received on September 2, 2022, and this date is considered the effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094011
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