The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, as well as entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disability resulted in total social and occupational impairment or that it had manifested with symptomatology of such severity, frequency, or duration as to more closely approximate the level of impairment contemplated by the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042786
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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