The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and back with associated radiculopathy, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and back disabilities have manifested with signs and symptoms severe enough to preclude him from reasonably securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, Back with associated lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039760
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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