The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent, and he was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of PTSD included occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, which warranted a 50 percent rating. Additionally, the veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and employment history, leading to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Scar to Posterior Side of the Right Lower Thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0902080
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable since March 20, 2014, and the Board granted an effective date of that date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a rating of 100 percent, and service connection for migraines secondary to PTSD was also granted. The other issues were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to September 1, 2023, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD.
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