Partly granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of November 13, 2021, for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The continuous pursuit criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(h)(1) and Chisholm v. Collins support the Veteran's entitlement to an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110405
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