Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 70 percent rating for service-connected psychiatric disability, finding no factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to August 8, 2024.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing a factually ascertainable increase in service-connected psychiatric disability during the one-year period prior to August 8, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093121
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