The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a 100 percent evaluation from February 23, 2020, but not earlier.
The deciding factor: The Veteran showed total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent danger of hurting herself or others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene), and memory loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder (in sustained remission), and cannabis use disorder (in sustained remission)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037501
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder, a total rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 31, 2023, and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance prior to the same date.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective October 1, 2023, and denied an earlier effective date for DEA benefits based on permanent and total disability status prior to that date.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder as the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
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