The veteran's request for a disability rating above 70% for PTSD was denied, but they were granted TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to their service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the veteran's PTSD symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 100% rating but did prevent them from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraines secondary to PTSD, left leg tendon injury transfers for equinus deformity, left leg injury, left tibia to include radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, scar right eyelid, lateral collateral ligament sprain, left post traumatic arthritis and residuals status post tendon transfer for equinus deformity, lumbar rotoscoliosis with degenerative arthritis, painful scars of the left lower extremity, right lower extremity, and head, face and neck, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of right lower extremity associated with lumbar rotoscoliosis with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002511
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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