Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for psoriasis, a TDIU, and denied higher initial ratings for PTSD and tinea pedis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition was continuously pursued until the grant of service connection in May 2023, allowing an earlier effective date. The denial of a higher rating for PTSD is based on the impairment more closely approximating a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092088
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