The Board granted an increased disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD from January 31, 2020, due to the Veteran's symptoms and impairment causing total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran experienced symptoms such as crying spells, panic attacks, anxiety, hypervigilance, fearfulness, suspiciousness, tiredness, nightmares, anger, intrusive memories, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, depressed mood, mild memory loss, chronic sleep impairment, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. These symptoms resulted in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021167
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