The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected PTSD, leading to the grant of TDIU. However, the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018763
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