The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 13, 2013, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms best matched the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.130, as he exhibited deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood due to chronic sleep impairment, suicidal ideation, mild memory loss, near-continuous depression, impaired impulse control, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, Depressive disorder, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019797
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