The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability was granted a 70 percent rating for the period from August 17, 2020 to April 25, 2021, but an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The claim for TDIU prior to February 3, 2022, and increased ratings for knee disabilities were also denied.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not result in total occupational and social impairment. The evidence did not support a finding that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to February 3, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with alcohol dependency, generalized anxiety, Limitation of motion, flexion, due to chondromalacia of left patella (left knee limitation of flexion disability), Chondromalacia of the patella, left knee with slight subluxation (left knee subluxation disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047272
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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