The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected PTSD, as it was determined that he is capable of performing the mental and physical acts required by employment.
The deciding factor: While the Veteran's PTSD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and/or mood, no VA examiner indicated that his service-connected disability rendered him unemployable. The SSA disability determination reflected a combination of disabilities, including both his service-connected PTSD and other nonservice-connected disabilities.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091901
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