The Veteran's PTSD warrants a rating of 70 percent prior to January 9, 2020.,Effective June 15, 2018, the Veteran is granted TDIU based on his service-connected unspecified trauma-related disorder alone.,Effective September 6, 2019, the Veteran is granted SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating prior to January 9, 2020. Beginning January 9, 2020, the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 100 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23004317
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to April 19, 2017 for the increased 70 percent evaluation of their service-connected unspecified trauma-related disorder with adjustment disorder with mixed anxious and depressed mood has been dismissed as the Board has already adjudicated these issues in July 2021 and March 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's unspecified trauma-related disorder is granted, and the claim for OSA is remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected unspecified trauma-related disorder is granted a 50 percent rating, but no higher. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
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