The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD from April 15, 2013, to March 23, 2018, and also granted an effective date of April 15, 2013, but no earlier, for the award of a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the relevant period, warranting a 70 percent rating. Additionally, the evidence showed that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment as of April 15, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder with symptoms of anxiety and depressed mood (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002585
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.