Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for PTSD and left upper extremity nerve impairment but remanded the rating issue for the left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support an effective date earlier than the dates of the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left upper extremity nerve impairment, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000417
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