The Board granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has been rendered unable to maintain gainful employment due to his service-connected PTSD, and his PTSD symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061460
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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