Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder was granted an initial rating of 50 percent prior to April 20, 2020, and a 100 percent rating from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms most closely approximated the criteria for a 50 percent rating during the review period prior to April 20, 2020, and the criteria for a 100 percent initial rating were met from the earlier effective date of April 20, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011684
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