Partly granted
The Veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of April 9, 2018, for his PTSD with depression and anxiety, but not for the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: New treatment records within a year of the May 2018 denial provided material evidence linking the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms to service, preventing the decision from becoming final. For the TDIU claim, no new argument was presented justifying an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- depression and anxiety, PTSD with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103621
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