Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU, SMC, and DEA based on the original filing date of a claim for service connection for PTSD and the rating assigned for that disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date as it was factually ascertainable that the increase in disability had occurred during the one-year period prior to the Veteran's claim, which was filed on August 5, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096748
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