Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for the service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088214
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