The Board granted an initial 70 percent evaluation for the service-connected psychiatric disability and a TDIU, but denied other claims related to earlier effective dates and burial expenses.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's psychiatric disability symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent rating, and his disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

Claimed conditions

depression with anxiety and PTSD features, cervical degenerative disc disease and arthritis, radiculopathy of the radicular nerve group of the right upper extremity, radiculopathy of the radicular nerve group of the left upper extremity, degenerative disc disease and arthritis (lumbar disability), radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the left femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

70%

Decision date

November 3, 2025

Citation

A25095251

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