The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with anxiety and depressive disorder, combined with his left hand ring finger contracture, renders him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to the occupational and social impairment caused by his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with anxiety and depressive disorder, Left hand ring finger contracture with ankylosis of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074643
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