The Board granted an effective date of November 15, 2019, for the award of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with MDD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued her claim and met the criteria for an earlier effective date under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035539
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (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
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal regarding the reduction of his PTSD with MDD disability rating from 70 percent to 50 percent is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran also appealed for an increased disability rating for PTSD with MDD, and this appeal is also remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with MDD, tobacco use disorder, and alcohol use disorder, as well as special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected PTSD, finding that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD, effective April 27, 2021.
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