The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD with TBI residuals from February 24, 2017, through August 2, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Board was unable to justify the change to a lower rating that should never have been assigned and could not determine the baseline of the Veteran's disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003710
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 703 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected PTSD with TBI residuals, as well as for an earlier effective date for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of OSA, as it is unclear whether the condition developed due to Gulf War exposure. The VA must obtain a medical opinion addressing this issue.
- Denied
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