The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder is granted, effective December 5, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had continuously pursued his claim for an increased rating since December 5, 2016, and this was factually ascertainable within the one-year look back period prior to his formal claim in December 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046862
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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