The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 3, 2009 to September 15, 2013. The TDIU is based on his PTSD and related psychiatric impairments.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and related psychiatric impairments have been evaluated as 70 percent disabling since August 3, 2009, which meets the threshold requirements for a schedular award of a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, migraines associated with residuals of TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001016
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tonsilitis and a left shoulder disability, but denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), right ankle, and left ankle disabilities. The claim for a higher rating for GERD was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and no nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining relevant private treatment records and reexamining service-connected residuals of TBI.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including initial ratings and service connection for persistent depressive disorder, residuals of TBI, and headaches.
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