The Board granted an initial disability evaluation of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, irritability, and suspiciousness, which more closely approximated a 30 percent rating than a higher one.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037195
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.
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