The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and recurrent major depressive disorder have rendered him unable to secure or maintain employment, so the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s service-connected PTSD would likely not allow him to sustain employment in his previous field of work.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), recurrent major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18132131
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What this means for you
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