The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted an effective date of October 18, 2019, for the award of TDIU and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher 100 percent rating due to insufficient total occupational and social impairment, while the evidence supported the grant of an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits based on meeting schedular requirements at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, and opioid use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071446
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a liver condition, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric disorders.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder, a total rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 31, 2023, and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance prior to the same date.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip iliopsoas tendonitis, right knee strain, and left knee strain as secondary to lumbosacral strain. Service connection was also granted for cannabis use disorder as secondary to mental health conditions of PTSD, major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, and TBI. However, the Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted a separate disability rating of 40 percent for TBI.
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