The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent prior to May 30, 2018 and 100 percent after that date, along with special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from the same effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that as of May 30, 2018, but no earlier, the Veteran's PTSD was most appropriately characterized by total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating. A 70 percent rating was granted prior to this date due to deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 21077489
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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