The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as they did not result in total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095182
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 132 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, as the Veteran's condition manifested total social and occupational impairment throughout the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, finding that the Veteran's diagnosis is supported by credible evidence and a causal link between her in-service assault and current symptoms.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PTSD due to military sexual trauma, but the issue of service connection for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for another psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma and bipolar affective disorder.
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