The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for his service-connected unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, effective May 15, 2014. He was also granted a total disability due to individual unemployability based upon service-connected disorders (TDIU) and an effective date of May 15, 2014, for basic entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's continuous prosecution of these claims since May 15, 2014, and the evidence showing that his psychiatric disorder has caused deficiencies in most areas throughout the appellate period, due to symptoms such as near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070095
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
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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