The Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma related disorder is granted a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The other issues are not addressed as they were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Psychiatric Disabilities (General Formula).
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Trauma Related Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21064621
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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