Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to June 9, 2023, for the award of service connection for TBI with PTSD and major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The earliest effective date was determined based on continuous pursuit of the claim from the initial submission in June 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092258
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