The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD, adjustment disorder, and GAD was productive of total occupational and social impairment from April 3, 2008 to February 10, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows persistent delusions or hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, and symptoms that more closely approximated total occupational and social impairment during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD), adjustment disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040549
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
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