The appeal challenging the propriety of the combined evaluation of 50 percent assigned in a September 2018 rating decision is denied. A rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for PTSD and TDIU are granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to social isolation, suicidal ideations, and impaired concentration, rendering him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right thigh shrapnel residuals, Right elbow shrapnel residuals, Cold injury residuals - right foot, Cold injury residuals - left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003785
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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