The Board granted an evaluation of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, effective September 24, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity from September 24, 2024, but not total occupational and social impairment or deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, or mood prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011323
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (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
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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