Denied
The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for the service-connected psychiatric disability and denied earlier effective dates for TDIU, SMC at the schedular housebound rate, and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or an earlier effective date for the benefits in question.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110648
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