marine10980

what are the chances that it would be approved?

I was originally 80% service connected for a litany of issues but 70% for ptsd. I was going to the psych and was given medication which i had bad side effects from. After telling the dr over and over again I finally stopped showing up. I would get notices from the va and simply throw them away without looking at them. Well in 2009 I was reduced from 80% total to 70% total. Fast forward to 2014 and the va was actually shorting me on the 70% money and in speaking to the VSO they said I should ask for an increase because my symptoms at the time had been worsening. I filed a claim for an increase in feb and my claim was approved for 100% ptsd. however the effective date was july 1. and my c&p exam was in june. Why would it not be an effective date from feb when I filed for an increase? Please advise.