Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to May 21, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD, finding that October 11, 2022 was the appropriate effective date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was not continuously pursued until May 21, 2021, and the date entitlement arose was October 11, 2022, so an earlier effective date is not warranted.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091847
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