Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder and total disability based on individual unemployability, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms caused the level of impairment required for an initial disability rating of 100 percent or TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108659
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