Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits, but denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment during the appeal period, despite evidence of unprovoked irritability with periods of violence and a persistent danger of hurting himself or others at one point in time.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder with anxiety and alcohol use disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086500
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