Partly granted
The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 50 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from November 22, 2021 to May 16, 2022.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the symptomatology most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity; it did not more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011121
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