Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to April 2, 2022 for the grant of service connection for PTSD, persistent depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The assigned effective date is already the earliest allowable by law as it is the day following separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), persistent depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088830
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