The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 or 100 percent rating.,PTSD does not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The Veteran has no more than two painful or unstable scars on his scalp.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD does not present with symptoms that would warrant a higher rating, such as suicidal ideation, near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mild Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24043333
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 50 percent disabling for his acquired psychiatric condition, to include PTSD, from September 9, 2021, was granted. The Board found that the evidence supported a finding of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's initial claim for PTSD was denied in October 2015, but service connection was granted with an effective date of August 27, 2018. The Veteran is currently rated at a 50% disability rating for PTSD as of August 4, 2023.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling for the entire period on appeal, effective as of January 3, 2022.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased PTSD rating and service connection for a lumbar spine disability have been dismissed. The claim for service connection of a breathing condition is remanded due to the need for clarification on when asthma manifested.
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