The Veteran's PTSD and depression were granted service connection, with a 50% initial rating effective February 26, 2007, and a 70% staged evaluation from August 17, 2011. A total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) was also granted effective August 17, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with depression was found service-connected based on the merits of his claim and not through a presumption or secondary condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1726267
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 50 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating as they resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depression was rated at 50 percent from March 26, 2012 to December 19, 2014 and at 70 percent thereafter. The appeal is denied as the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.,PTSD with depression has been characterized by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since December 19, 2014.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since January 22, 1998, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in March 2009 was granted, leading to a TDIU effective from March 24, 2009. The Board found that the evidence supported his unemployability due to PTSD.
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