The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from January 15, 2019, to March 14, 2020, and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent prior to that date or in excess of 70 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with occupational and social impairment in most areas from January 15, 2019, to March 14, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Bilateral foot disability (pes planus and plantar fasciitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026697
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 Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
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