The Board granted restoration of the 70% disability rating for PTSD with TBI and also granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The reduction in the disability rating was not proper as it did not reflect an actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work, and the evidence supported that the Veteran had been unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Traumatic Brain Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054148
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with TBI was dismissed because the proposed reduction in rating from 30 percent to 0 percent for a headache disability was not an appealable final decision. The Board also denied the claim for a higher rating for PTSD with TBI.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent disabling for PTSD with TBI is remanded due to inadequate examination and potential Social Security Administration records not being obtained.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded as it is intertwined with the other claims.
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