The Board granted an evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD, finding the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for this rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported and observed symptoms, including depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks, and social impairment, supported a 70 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046621
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and a 70 percent rating, but no higher, prior to June 11, 2018 for PTSD. The TDIU claim was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating higher than 30 percent, a rating higher than 70 percent from July 17, 2024, and TDIU based on PTSD alone to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by obtaining additional medical evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating as of February 24, 2023, due to memory loss symptoms.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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