Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and a higher initial rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as impermissible freestanding claims.
The deciding factor: The February 2015 and September 2016 rating decisions were not timely appealed, and there is no valid freestanding claim for an earlier effective date.
- 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 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089625
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