The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, cannabis use disorder, and TBI resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to July 16, 2018. Beginning July 16, 2018, the impairment was more severe, warranting a 70 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of PTSD, depressive disorder, cannabis use disorder, and TBI caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity beginning July 16, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Unspecified Depressive Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19183880
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder moderate and TBI was granted as of October 22, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased evaluations for GERD, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and TBI.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
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