Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding that May 15, 2023, was the appropriate date of receipt of claim and entitlement to service connection arose at the latest in April 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim for PTSD was not received within one year of his discharge from military service, thus the earliest possible effective date is the date of receipt of the claim (May 15, 2023).
- 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 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100349
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