The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, including insomnia disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptomatology resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, which more closely approximates the criteria for a 50 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (psychiatric disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048389
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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