Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected PTSD, effective December 15, 2020. The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and earlier effective dates for TDIU, DEA, and SMC.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating throughout the period on appeal prior to October 21, 2022, and thus a higher 100 percent rating was not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092618
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