The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder has been granted. The decision is based on the evidence showing that the veteran is unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected PTSD with MDD renders him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004841
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Decisions by this judge: 945 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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