Denied
The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted an earlier effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits from May 31, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD did not result in total occupational and social impairment, but it rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantial gainful employment starting on that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cannabis use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019564
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