Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to March 3, 2022, for service connection for PTSD. The veteran's initial claim was denied in November 2020 and became final in December 2021. A supplemental claim filed in March 2022 was granted, but the Board found no basis for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a formal supplemental claim or intent to file between the final decision and the supplemental claim, and there is no legal or factual basis for an earlier effective date.
- 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
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000549
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