The Veteran's PTSD with TBI is currently rated at 70 percent, effective February 7, 2025. The Board denied entitlement to a higher rating for the period prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support finding total occupational and social impairment during the period from February 7, 2025, but only reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as anxiety, panic attacks, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment, and disturbances of motivation and mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2026
- Citation
- 26002102
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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