Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 16, 2023, for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed his intent to file on November 16, 2023, and submitted a VA Form 20-0995 Supplemental Claim Application within one year, which is earlier than the previously assigned effective date of July 17, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25094679
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