Granted
The Board grants an earlier effective date of May 2, 2018 for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: Continuous pursuit of the claim since May 2, 2018, and application of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(b) to toll the finality of the initial denial.
- 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 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109580
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