Granted
The veteran's effective date for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus is July 16, 2020.
The deciding factor: The effective date is based on the latest of three specified dates according to VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005447
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