The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 70 percent disability rating for service-connected PTSD, as there was no evidence of an ascertainable increase in severity prior to June 29, 2017.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing an increase in severity of the disability in the year prior to June 29, 2017, and no correspondence or medical evidence that could be construed as an increased rating claim prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001589
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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