The Board granted an effective date of May 13, 2020, for a 100 percent rating for PTSD based on the factually ascertainable increase in disability within the one-year period prior to the filing of the claim.
The deciding factor: The increase in disability occurred during the lookback period from May 13, 2020, to May 12, 2021, as evidenced by VA treatment records and statements from the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and unspecified depressive disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028111
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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