The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, major depressive disorder, unspecified neurocognitive disorder, and TBI due to total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated the level of impairment required for a 100 percent rating based on his psychiatric conditions and traumatic brain injury residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, unspecified neurocognitive disorder, and traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047159
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with major depressive disorder was granted a rating of 70 percent, and he was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 9, 2023, for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 29, 2014, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with unspecified neurocognitive disorder.
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