The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied service connection for PTSD and a higher rating for the unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder/major depressive disorder/insomnia.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record did not support a diagnosis of PTSD, and the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment. However, his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, Major depressive disorder, Insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110240
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