Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to May 17, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of chronic suicidal ideation, sleep disturbance, obsessional rituals, continuous depression, anxiety, impaired impulse control, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships supported a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25002821
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