The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for a 100 percent schedular rating for post-traumatic stress disorder, which the Board found warranted as of September 24, 2002 under the old criteria. The veteran also sought an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, which the Board found warranted as of September 24, 2002.,The evidence showed that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder was severe enough to prevent him from obtaining or retaining employment prior to September 24, 2002. The effective date for both claims is set at this point.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder were severe enough to warrant a 100 percent schedular rating as of September 24, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0805344
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