The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD from August 27, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms in June 2017 were at least as likely as not severe enough to warrant a 70 percent rating, and the evidence was constructively received within one year of the initial rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with cannabis use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25049870
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal to reduce the Veteran's PTSD with cannabis use disorder rating from 100% to 50% is dismissed as a matter of law because it was only a proposed reduction and not an effective decision.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with cannabis use disorder, as the increase in symptoms occurred after the claim was filed on August 23, 2017.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with cannabis use disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the awards of a 70 percent disability evaluation for PTSD, TDIU, and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility. The effective dates are all set to September 20, 2016.
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