The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD, finding that her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD was manifested by reduced reliability and productivity, but not by deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25029033
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from August 7, 2018, to January 27, 2021, and a 100 percent rating effective January 28, 2021.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 26, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a schedular 100 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, but remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the (s) rate as of February 16, 2022.
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