Partly granted
The appeal to continue the 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI residuals was denied. The claim for an earlier effective date for DEA benefits was also denied. The issue of an increased initial disability rating was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board is bound by favorable findings and may not disturb them, and the criteria for entitlement to an effective date prior to August 17, 2015, were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005443
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