Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 21, 2018, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD. The veteran did not timely perfect his appeal of the July 2010 rating decision that granted service connection for PTSD with an initial disability rating of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not increase in severity during the one-year period preceding the February 21, 2018, increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001333
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