Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for the 100 percent evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder with a history of adjustment disorder as it is considered a freestanding earlier effective date claim, which is prohibited under Rudd v. Nicholson.
The deciding factor: The claim was dismissed because it constitutes a freestanding earlier effective date claim, which is not allowed according to Rudd v. Nicholson, and the Veteran must file a motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) if she believes there was an error in the original rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with history of adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103347
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