The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 10 percent prior to December 11, 2019 and a 40 percent thereafter for residuals of a TBI is granted. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of PTSD or other diagnosed psychiatric disabilities related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a TBI, Acquired psychiatric disability (not specified)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21008010
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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.
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