The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board has remanded for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding his symptoms and their impact on daily life.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran’s PTSD with major depressive disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it only causes occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas (70 percent), rather than total occupational and social impairment (100 percent).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19103901
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 27, 2022 for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and basic eligibility to DEA based on permanent and total disability status.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder was denied. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with MDD resulted in occupational and social impairment prior to April 22, 2015 but not from that date onwards.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent for the period starting March 8, 2010. The Board also found that he meets the criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
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