The Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma related disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his disability picture throughout the appeal period. The evidence does not support a higher rating as there are no symptoms or manifestations of total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric symptoms have been stable throughout the appeal period and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126263
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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