The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD with depression and insomnia, effective January 31, 2023, but no earlier. It also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning September 23, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including suicidal ideation, impaired judgment, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, warranted the increased rating for PTSD. The evidence also established that the Veteran was unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depression and insomnia, Hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25106938
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