Granted
The appeal regarding the reduction of the disability rating from 50 percent to 30 percent for PTSD was granted, restoring a 50 percent rating for the period from October 16, 2017, to February 15, 2021.
The deciding factor: The presumption of regularity in the mailing of the October 2017 decision was rebutted, and the Board accepted the August 2023 notice of disagreement as timely.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018201
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