The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for the Veteran's trauma disorder based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms that more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's self-reported incidents at work, threatening to burn people's houses down, and punching holes in walls at home showed deficiencies in work, judgment, thinking, and mood. These factors were considered in granting the 70 percent rating.

Claimed conditions

other trauma and stressor related disorder (trauma disorder)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

70%

Decision date

October 16, 2025

Citation

A25089107

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