Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for residuals of TBI effective September 9, 2020, but denied an earlier effective date prior to March 18, 2021, for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TBI symptoms rose to a level 1 as of September 9, 2020, warranting a separate 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 8045. However, the effective date for the 100 percent disability rating remained March 18, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101561
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