The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 21, 2022 for the award of service connection for left knee strain and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent from August 8, 2023 and in excess of 50 percent from September 22, 2024 for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 30 percent rating for PTSD, resulting in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. For the period from September 22, 2024, his symptoms were consistent with a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111149
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