The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and denied service connection for a low back condition, right leg pain, and left leg pain. However, the Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and dissociative amnesia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied due to lack of evidence showing the conditions began during or are related to service, while the PTSD and dissociative amnesia were found to more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but not total occupational and social impairment at any point.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociative amnesia, low back condition, right leg pain, left leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095651
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