The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from April 17, 2008, to April 17, 2012, and denied TDIU based on the service-connected left ear hearing loss alone.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's PTSD presented a total occupational and social impairment from April 17, 2008, to April 17, 2012, warranting a 100 percent rating. However, there was no persuasive evidence that the left ear hearing loss rendered him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Left Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25005868
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
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