The Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder was granted a 70 percent rating, while other service-connected conditions were denied higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, but not total occupational and social impairment, warranted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with depressive disorder. However, the evidence did not support higher ratings for other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Persistent Depressive Disorder, Lumbosacral Strain, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Shin Splint, and Tendinitis, Left Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Shin Splint, and Tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056722
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD from November 25, 2015 to August 12, 2024 and a 40% rating for the right shoulder disability. It also granted 10% ratings for both feet and 20% ratings for knee patellofemoral pain syndromes.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased evaluation of 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but remanded other issues for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and facial scars, status post excision of cyst of left and right jaw. However, it granted an initial 40% rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy from June 3, 2024.
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