Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) effective October 15, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to social impairment being less than total, while TDIU was granted as he could not work even mostly by himself due to PTSD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012429
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