The appeal of whether the proposal to reduce the disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disability from 70 percent to 50 percent was proper is dismissed, and the reduction in rating from 70 percent to 50 percent, effective September 1, 2022, was improper and restored.
The deciding factor: The June 2022 rating decision did not adequately address improvement or ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, leading to an improper reduction in the disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Other Specified Depressive Disorder (Acquired Psychiatric Disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071053
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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