Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 11, 2013, for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and material evidence constructively received within one year of the initial denial.
The deciding factor: The November 2016 VA treatment records were deemed new and material, keeping the claim open and allowing service connection to be granted from the date of the original claim in March 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, moderate, bruxism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111137
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