The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but does not cause or approximate total occupational and social impairment. The probative evidence weighs against a 100 percent evaluation for the Veteran's PTSD as it does not cause or approximate total occupational and social impairment. However, the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021113
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