The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD as of November 1, 2013. The effective date is December 17, 2010.
The deciding factor: VA received the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD on December 17, 2010, and this was within one year prior to the date of claim (November 1, 2013). The evidence showed that the Veteran’s PTSD had been manifested by symptoms that more nearly approximated total occupational and social impairment since at least October 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depressive Disorder, Alcohol Abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142500
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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