Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as a result of service-connected disabilities and special monthly compensation, while denying earlier effective dates for service connection and DEA benefits, and an increased evaluation for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with mild neurocognitive disorder due to a TBI with PVD was found not to be productive of severe impairment warranting a higher rating, but it rendered him unemployable, justifying the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and special monthly compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with mild neurocognitive disorder due to a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with peripheral vestibular disorder (PVD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109297
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