Partly granted
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and granted a 70 percent initial rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the new personnel records were relevant to the basis for prior denials, thus 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) was inapplicable. The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099488
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