The Board granted an effective date of September 29, 2020, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: A factually ascertainable increase in severity was found in the record one year prior to the Veteran's Fully Developed non-initial rating claim, as of September 29, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069325
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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