The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2018, for the grant of service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder due to a clear and unmistakable error in the November 2019 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly and unmistakably shows that entitlement arose prior to August 3, 2018, manifestly changing the outcome of the previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043693
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the restoration of a 50 percent disability rating for the service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, finding that there was actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, service connection for peripheral neuropathy, a skin disorder of the genital region, and a right knee disability. The claim for sleep apnea was remanded.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims for service connection and an initial rating, dismissing the appeal.
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