The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted a separate 10 percent rating for TBI residuals, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities effective December 1, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptomology did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for PTSD, but there was evidence of mild visual spatial impairment due to TBI that warranted a separate rating. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented substantially gainful employment during the entire time period on appeal, justifying a total disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091040
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