Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, as the Veteran's claim to reopen was not received within a year of the final denial in 2013.
The deciding factor: The September 2013 rating decision became final and there is no evidence of new and material evidence within one year of that decision or notice of disagreement. The effective date cannot be earlier than the subsequent claim to reopen received on September 7, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008532
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