The Veteran's PTSD, panic attacks, and agoraphobia are productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total social and occupational impairment. The Veteran is granted a 70 percent evaluation for these conditions.,The Veteran’s TDIU claim is remanded as he has not been afforded a VA examination to assess the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's PTSD, panic attacks, and agoraphobia result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent evaluation.,VA regulations require a VA examination to assess TDIU claims. The Veteran has not been afforded such an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2019
- Citation
- A19003206
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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