Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD from April 26, 2020, and special monthly compensation from April 26, 2021.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition was of sufficient severity to preclude him from obtaining or retaining gainful employment from April 26, 2020, and he meets the criteria for an SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) from April 26, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Headaches, Left Shoulder Arthritis Post Recurrent Dislocations and Surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108165
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