The Board denied an increased disability rating for the Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder but granted an earlier effective date of September 23, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, supporting a 50 percent rating from the claim date, but not warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25035890
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 other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, previously claimed as PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, due to a conceded in-service assault.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis with facet arthropathy and lumbosacral strain, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (to include iliotibial band syndrome), and chronic right wrist sprain were denied. The Board also granted an effective date of July 7, 2023 for the award of increased ratings.
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