The appeal to reduce the disability rating from 70% to 30% is granted. The appeal for a higher rating prior to February 23, 2023, is also granted.
The deciding factor: The reduction of the disability rating was not in accordance with law and the criteria for restoration of the 70 percent rating are met.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24038649
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor disorder and alcohol use disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to November 11, 2020, warranting a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor disorder was granted at a 30 percent level effective April 13, 2022. The decision also addressed the effective date of this increased rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor disorder, cannabis use disorder, and alcohol use disorder are rated at a 70 percent initial rating from September 7, 2015 until October 25, 2016. A 100 percent rating is granted effective October 25, 2016. SMC based on housebound status is also granted.
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