The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective date for his service-connected PTSD with TBI residuals, as well as for an earlier effective date for eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of improvement in symptoms that would warrant a reduction from 100 percent to 70 percent or a higher rating, and the veteran was not found to be unemployable prior to June 15, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104762
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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