The Board denied an increased evaluation for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher disability rating of 100 percent.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating rather than a 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025398
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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