Partly granted
The Board granted an April 30, 2012, effective date for a TDIU and DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 but denied an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status and a higher rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's PTSD precluded his obtaining or maintaining gainful employment as of April 30, 2012, which was the earliest date it could be factually ascertainable that he was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Moderate Alcohol Use Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103838
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