The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, as the Veteran's condition manifested total social and occupational impairment throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, impaired judgment, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships were found to result in total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25007790
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Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for another psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma and bipolar affective disorder.
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