The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his PTSD with depressive disorder was denied, but he was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 18, 2015 to October 11, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's PTSD met the criteria for a 100% evaluation due to his social impairment. However, he was granted TDIU as his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- A19000298
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent from May 29, 2018 forward.,An earlier effective date of June 5, 2017 for the increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder has been granted.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in individual unemployability and a TDIU has been granted.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with depressive disorder, an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for right ankle fracture residuals, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied a separate compensable rating for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, as well as a TDIU based on service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with depressive disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 1, 2018, to July 31, 2018, and from February 1, 2020, onward.
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