The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder is granted a 70% disability rating, effective August 8, 2011 for TDIU and July 30, 2015 for SMC-HB.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of suicidal ideation have more closely approximated the criteria for a 70% disability rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relationships, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22064974
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent rating from February 18, 2019 to August 24, 2022.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD with depressive disorder has been dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that his psychiatric disorder did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations or a total disability rating.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD with depressive disorder, finding that the current 70 percent disability rating adequately compensates the Veteran for his psychiatric symptomatology.
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