Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD to include major depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from September 1, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, for the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to include major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020217
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