The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent prior to September 13, 2018 and 100 percent from that date. The TDIU claim is granted as of August 6, 2016 and mooted after September 13, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to September 13, 2018. From that date, the Veteran demonstrated total occupational and social impairment due to severe symptoms including suicidal ideation, impaired impulse control, and inability to manage activities of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Foot Disability, Lung Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100094
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and foot disabilities. The claim for NSC pension benefits was dismissed as moot due to a higher disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another since September 30, 2020.
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