The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, effective October 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder (psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043399
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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