Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 17, 2023, for a 70 percent rating for TBI with unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and relationship distress.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's VA treatment records demonstrated the onset of worsening of his psychiatric symptoms during the one-year look back period, specifically a suicide attempt on May 17, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder and relationship distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092894
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