Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD prior to November 6, 2019, but denied the same rating from that date onward. The appeal was withdrawn for the left hand burn scar claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the entire period on appeal, warranting a 70 percent disability rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hand burn scar, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001606
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