The Veteran's hypertension and PTSD have been granted service connection with effective dates of September 1, 2023. The initial evaluation for PTSD is set at 70 percent, but no higher. An earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits has also been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disabilities meet the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD as of September 1, 2023, and he was found to have additional service-connected disabilities rated at 60 percent or more effective that date.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26019425
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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