Granted
The Board granted a July 11, 2003, effective date for the 70 percent rating for PTSD based on new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records from 2003 documented an increased severity in the Veteran's PTSD symptomology which was relevant to the assessment of his PTSD rating and were within the constructive possession of VA when generated in 2003, but not readjudicated by VA at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009517
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