The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of October 28, 2020, and denied increased ratings for PTSD, tinnitus, and hemorrhoids.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to December 15, 2022, due to his ability to work and maintain social relationships. The maximum schedular rating was already in place for tinnitus, and there was no evidence of severe impairment warranting a compensable rating for hemorrhoids.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Tinnitus, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103960
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