The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus, sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and allergic rhinitis.
The deciding factor: VA regulations state that the effective date of an evaluation and award of compensation is generally the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later. In this case, no complete claim for these benefits was received within one year of any intent to file a claim, thus denying earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088339
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