The Board granted a 100 percent rating for Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Adjustment-Like Disorder from September 11, 2020, but denied a rating more than 20 percent for right shoulder strain with calcific tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of the other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder were found to be severe enough to warrant a total occupational and social impairment, while his right shoulder condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Other Specified Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorder, Adjustment-Like Disorder (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorder and panic attacks), Right shoulder strain with calcific tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052776
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.
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