Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 29, 2023 for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD and depression but denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating until March 29, 2023, as evidenced by his testimony at a Board hearing on that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25013777
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