The Board granted an effective date of October 14, 2022, for a 100 percent rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's continuous pursuit of the claim and worsening symptoms supported the higher 100 percent rating from the date of the initial claim in October 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034483
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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