Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to April 8, 2023, for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence or claim for service connection for PTSD received within one year of the May 2018 rating decision that denied service connection for PTSD, which became final.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102783
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