Partly granted
The appeal for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied, but a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted effective August 8, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for TDIU, despite not meeting the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088578
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