Denied
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied.
The deciding factor: The July 2017 DPRIS report, which confirmed a verified in-service stressor, triggered the application of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) and vitiates the finality of prior rating decisions, but entitlement did not arise until 2017.
- 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 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107461
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