Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as VA had previously determined that evidence received in April 2010 was not new and material to reopen the initial July 2009 claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the July 2009 claim was not open and pending at the time of the July 2024 rating decision, as VA had determined in August 2014 and February 2016 that the April 2010 VA treatment records were not new and material evidence to reopen the initial claim.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104067
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