Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for the disfiguring nose scar and a 50 percent rating for PTSD, effective September 1, 2024 and September 1, 2022 respectively. The Board also granted TDIU and DEA eligibility.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show improvement in the Veteran's disabilities that would persist under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Disfiguring nose scar, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101884
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