Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 15, 2008, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a rating of 70 percent from that date. The Veteran was also granted an earlier effective date of January 15, 2008, for entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the June 2020 withdrawal of the appeal was not explicit, unambiguous, or done with a full understanding of the consequences on the part of the Veteran. Therefore, an earlier effective date is granted based on the continuous pursuit of the claim since January 15, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103069
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