The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 19, 2016, for a 100 percent rating for PTSD due to MST.
The deciding factor: The Veteran demonstrated persistent danger of hurting himself and an intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living as evidenced in the medical treatment notes dating back to January 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD due to MST
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063029
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.
What you can do next
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