Granted
The veteran's service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder are rated at 70% from August 5, 2016, to May 11, 2022. The veteran is also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000216
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