The Veteran's PTSD disability is now rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The Board also granted a TDIU for the period prior to December 20, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms have most closely paralleled those required for a 70 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9411 (PTSD), including suicidal ideation and near continuous depression affecting independent functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Mental Health Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19163772
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