The Board granted an effective date of July 23, 2015, for the award of service connection for PTSD and a 70 percent initial rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, speech intermittently illogical, near-continuous panic or depression affecting his ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, including work or a worklike setting, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109585
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