The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety has been rated at 70 percent since April 17, 2012. The Board finds that the rating of 50 percent prior to this date is warranted due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows significant impairment in most areas including work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1755994
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with anxiety, finding that the severity of her symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with anxiety and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's ability to engage in employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation effective April 27, 2021.
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