Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and tinnitus, as the claims were previously denied and became final.
The deciding factor: The February 2020 rating decision implicitly denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD for compensation purposes. The AOJ granted service connection with an effective date of March 22, 2021, one year after the Supplemental Claim was filed in March 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091281
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