The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to February 14, 2025, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability or productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, panic attacks, difficulty understanding complex commands, memory impairment, impaired judgment, or impaired abstract thinking prior to February 14, 2025.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101604
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