Granted
The veteran's effective date for a 70% rating and TDIU is March 23, 2006. The veteran also qualifies for DEA benefits from the same date.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that new and material evidence showed an increase in psychiatric symptoms within one year of the initial claim.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003125
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