Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date before April 29, 2022, for service connection for PTSD with unspecified alcohol related disorder. The decision was based on the lack of sufficient information provided by the veteran to corroborate his stressor at the time of his original claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not provide sufficient information to identify and obtain the records necessary to corroborate his stressor, and thus the benefits of 3.156(c)(1) do not apply.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified alcohol related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001695
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