Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 13, 2021, for the award of a 50 percent rating for service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The appropriate date for the award of a 50 percent rating for service-connected PTSD is October 13, 2021, the date VA received the Veteran's VA Form 21-0996, Intent to File a Claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105155
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