The Veteran's PTSD with TBI was rated at 70 percent from October 22, 2011, to July 14, 2012. The rating is granted for a higher rating of 100 percent since July 14, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were not severe enough to meet the criteria for a 100% rating from October 22, 2011, to July 14, 2012, but met the criteria for a 70% rating during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24032633
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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