Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 23, 2017, for service connection of PTSD. The decision is final because the veteran did not file a notice of disagreement or submit additional evidence within a year of the September 2002 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the criteria for an effective date earlier than October 23, 2017, were not met because the veteran did not express disagreement with the September 2002 rating decision and there is no record of any written or verbal contact with VA which could be construed as a notice of disagreement.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007435
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