Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 9, 1981, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The relevant military personnel records were not associated with the claims file until May 2015 and were relied upon to establish the Veteran's entitlement to an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098230
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