The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 50 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal, from prior to March 29, 2023, and since that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as depressed mood, irritability, anger outbursts, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Memory problems attributed to service-connected brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108693
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