The Veteran's appeal is denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disability and he is not found to be unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating than 50 percent for his acquired psychiatric disability. The evidence does not demonstrate that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (PTSD), Gambling disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23009946
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