The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 19, 2021, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for the service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: A factually ascertainable increase in disability occurred on July 19, 2021, within one year of the Veteran's Intent to File.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049182
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, as the maximum schedular rating of 100 percent for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and traumatic brain injury has been in effect since April 19, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
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