Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to January 7, 2025, for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date is January 7, 2025, the date VA received the Veteran's intent to file, as there was no earlier communication indicating a desire to apply for service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109527
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