Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD and a 20 percent disability rating for colostomy closure scar of the right upper quadrant and midline laparotomy scar and left costal margin entrance wound scar, effective August 8, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms demonstrated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the period on appeal, warranting a higher rating for PTSD. The scars had underlying soft tissue damage covering an area of 304 square centimeters, supporting a 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Colostomy closure scar of the right upper quadrant and midline laparotomy scar and left costal margin entrance wound scar, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106055
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