The Veteran's PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder have been granted a 70 percent disability rating prior to April 23, 2018, and a 100 percent disability rating effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated significant PTSD symptoms after April 23, 2018, including disorientation to time or place, inability to perform activities of daily living, and persistent danger of hurting self, which indicated total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130095
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
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