Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation of over 30 percent for a TBI-acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 30 percent rating and resulted in occupational and social impairment no worse than an occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI) acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087619
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