The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of an initial 70 percent disability rating for PTSD, TDIU based on PTSD alone, SMC, and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence was new in that it was not under consideration when the RO issued its June 2005 rating decision, and it was material in determining the severity of PTSD symptoms which was necessary in assigning a disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with depressive and anxiety disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043520
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.
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