Granted
The Veteran is granted an initial rating of 70 percent for his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder, effective from the date of the appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating under the criteria for rating mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107770
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