The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has been granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD, as well as special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and difficulty establishing effective work and social relationships, warranted a 70 percent rating for PTSD. Additionally, his inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected PTSD justified the TDIU and SMC awards.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Alcohol Use Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106321
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,676 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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