Partly granted
The Board denied an effective date prior to December 7, 2022, for the grant of service connection for PTSD and denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD. However, it granted service connection for MDD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, but there was new and relevant evidence supporting the grant of service connection for MDD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098062
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