The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, effective from February 21, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas but did not approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058796
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxiety was granted a 70 percent evaluation since March 6, 2023, but the claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to that date was denied.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another since September 30, 2020.
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