This decision denies the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates in several areas. The primary issue is that the Veteran did not appeal or submit new and material evidence within one year of the final rating decisions, making these claims time-barred.,The claim for service connection for Persistent Depressive Disorder (claimed as PTSD) was denied in May 2011, but became final due to lack of appeal. The Veteran's August 3, 2023 supplemental claim seeking this condition resulted in an effective date of August 3, 2023.,The issues regarding the ingrown right toenail with mycosis and hallux valgus with degenerative changes were dismissed as freestanding claims for earlier effective dates because they are not within one year of their respective final rating decisions. The Veteran's June 26, 2023 claim for neoplasm of kidney was granted on July 22, 2022.,The remaining issues regarding the hallux valgus with degenerative changes were dismissed as freestanding claims because they are not within one year of their respective final rating decisions. The Veteran's June 26, 2023 claim for neoplasm of kidney was granted on July 22, 2022.
The deciding factor: The effective date claims were dismissed as freestanding challenges to the finality of prior rating decisions because they are not within one year of those decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (claimed as PTSD), Ingrown Right Toenail with Mycosis, Hallux Valgus with Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26003247
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