Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and basic eligibility to DEA, as no new evidence was found that would have changed the outcome of the prior denials.
The deciding factor: The 2014 service treatment records were considered new and material but not relied upon by the AOJ in granting service connection. The Veteran's claim did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089918
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