The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), while remanding the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining work and social relationships, warranted a higher rating for PTSD. The Board also found that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020242
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