Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 20, 1997, for the award of service connection for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was constructively received within one year of the November 1997 rating decision, which allowed the claim to remain pending and resulted in an earlier effective date being granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110162
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