Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 8, 2013, for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and September 20, 2019, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new and material evidence received in August 2013 that related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086293
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