The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since 2012, and thus a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since 2012. Resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, entitlement to TDIU due to PTSD alone is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001726
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.
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