Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD, recurrent, moderate was granted a disability rating of 100 percent, and she was also granted special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms approximated total occupational and social impairment, and she had a single permanent disability rated 100 percent disabling with additional service-connected disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder (PTSD with MDD), recurrent, moderate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107020
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