Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to February 2, 2021, and a 100 percent rating from that date forward, while dismissing the appeals for increased ratings for sciatica neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the relevant periods, justifying higher ratings but not the maximum 100 percent rating throughout the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, right lower extremity sciatica neuropathy, left lower extremity sciatica neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015884
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