Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with persistent depressive disorder and major depression.
The deciding factor: The Veteran exhibited occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood due to his symptoms, including passive suicidal ideation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Persistent Depressive Disorder and Major Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092073
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