Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 30, 2009, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal remained pending until the benefit sought was granted by the October 2021 rating decision that granted service for PTSD, and he has continuously pursued entitlement to an earlier effective date since that decision.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (currently characterized as other trauma and stressor disorder with alcohol use disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087812
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