The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for her acquired psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 6, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's symptoms were consistent with a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, near-continuous panic or depression affecting her ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively, obsessional rituals interfering with routine activities, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033367
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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