The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been found to result in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had psychiatric symptoms of severe anxiety, nightmares, depression, suicidal ideation, and ongoing struggles with alcohol addiction, which resulted in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Persistent Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048205
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Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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