Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was not received within one year of his discharge, and the December 2008 denial by the Board is final. The November 29, 2022, claim was the first to meet the criteria for service connection, thus setting the effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089390
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