The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and related conditions have been found to warrant a 70 percent rating, but no higher. Additionally, the Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record supports occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to PTSD symptoms such as panic attacks, irritability, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances. The Veteran's service-connected conditions also prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Left knee condition, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105575
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