Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 7, 2021, for the award of a 50 percent rating for PTSD based on factually ascertainable increased severity of symptoms.
The deciding factor: An increase in severity of PTSD symptoms was factually ascertainable as of July 7, 2021, when the Veteran began receiving mental health services.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25019985
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