The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from July 19, 2022. The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection remains pending.
The deciding factor: PTSD symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24077774
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What this means for you
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