The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD and earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, but denied a higher rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation from February 26, 2015, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment from February 26, 2015, due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008963
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