The Board granted an increased 70 percent rating for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms that more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be more closely approximated by those associated with a 70 percent rating, including difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances and obsessional rituals interfering with routine activities.

Claimed conditions

unspecified depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

70%

Decision date

October 22, 2025

Citation

A25091490

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine