Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent rating for PTSD and remanded issues related to service connection for COPD and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms warranted a higher rating prior to January 6, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098539
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