Granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted, with the effective date set to April 25, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran filed a claim for an increased rating on April 25, 2019, and this worsening was substantiated by a subsequent VA psychiatric examination.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001724
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