The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 24, 2003, for the award of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The earliest date on which it can first be factually ascertained that the veteran was entitled to a 70 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD is September 24, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907845
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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