The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD was found to cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but not deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood, which would warrant a 70 percent rating. The evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment, required for a 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021129
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