The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 4, 2021 for the 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder but denied a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent rating based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma or stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026230
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for other specified trauma or stressor related disorder, PTSD, dermatitis, and cyst removal scar are all granted. The Veteran has a current diagnosis of other specified trauma or stressor related disorder that is related to in-service stressors. Service connection for PTSD is denied as there is no current diagnosis meeting DSM-5 criteria. Service connection for dermatitis and cyst removal scar is denied due to lack of evidence of a current disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's other specified trauma or stressor related disorder is granted as service connected because it is etiologically related to stressors from their service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition. The Veteran is encouraged to submit any private medical records related to his treatment outside of VA.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for other specified trauma or stressor related disorder prior to November 14, 2023, and a rating in excess of 50 percent since that date.
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