The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, as the evidence shows that it has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric condition significantly impaired his occupational functioning, making it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The 70% disability rating during the appeal period meets the schedular criteria for TDIU, and the evidence supports that he is unable to work due to his service-connected disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052305
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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