Partly granted
The veteran's PTSD rating of 70% is effective from November 11, 2019. A higher rating of 100% was denied for the period before November 23, 2022. Service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence available up to the May 2021 agency decision and the December 2022 agency decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Unspecified Body Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000832
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