Denied
The Board denied a higher initial rating for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder, with intermittent major depressive episodes, with current episode, with anxious distress and ADHD, finding the severity of symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's associated symptoms caused a level of impairment that most closely approximated the level of impairment associated with a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder, with intermittent major depressive episodes, with current episode, with anxious distress, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088547
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