Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for PTSD service connection. The effective date remains September 21, 2022.
The deciding factor: The completed claim was not received by VA until September 21, 2022, more than a year after the intent to file was received.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002900
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