The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD and unspecified opioid disorder from March 25, 2021 to October 7, 2022, as well as earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment, justifying the increased rating. The date of claim for TDIU was part and parcel of his initial PTSD claim, and he met schedular criteria for TDIU as of March 25, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Unspecified Opioid Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019561
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