Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including suicidal ideation, difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships, warranted a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disabilities, to include other specified trauma, stressor related disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101368
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