Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that August 25, 2023, is the earliest available effective date.
The deciding factor: The June 22, 2022, intent to file had expired and the August 26, 2022, intent to file was a duplicate with no effect, thus the earliest available effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is August 25, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085618
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