The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder) renders him unemployable, and the Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The combination of the Veteran’s PTSD along with his educational level and employment background render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19121057
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Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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