The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder but denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranted a higher rating than the previously assigned 50 percent, but did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating or TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068351
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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