Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with depression, adjustment disorder, and anxiety prior to May 21, 2020, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the service-connected psychiatric disorder alone.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cervical spine disability was linked to an in-service injury, while his psychiatric disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating or TDIU prior to May 21, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spondylosis with myelopathy, radiculopathy, and bulging of the cervical spine, PTSD with depression, adjustment disorder, and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084813
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