The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to an earlier effective date, prior to December 1, 2014, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The November 2022 Board decision granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, which was implemented by the AOJ in December 2022. The Veteran cannot challenge the merits of a Board decision by expressing disagreement with the AOJ implementing decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011117
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