The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 31, 2014 for service connection of a psychiatric disability was denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for his PTSD was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection on June 6, 2011 and did not file another claim until December 31, 2014, which is more than one year later. The Board found that the withdrawal of the claim in 2011 was valid.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26039140
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