The Board granted a 70 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder with other trauma and stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder but denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate those associated with a 70 percent rating, causing deficiencies in most areas without resulting in total occupational and social impairment.

Claimed conditions

Post-traumatic stress disorder with other trauma and stressor related disorder with major depressive disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

70%

Decision date

October 23, 2025

Citation

A25091961

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