Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 3, 2023, for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The increase in disability was factually ascertainable on January 3, 2023, within one year of the claim being received.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087106
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