The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, and he is also granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms related to his service-connected PTSD more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD precludes him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his level of education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092376
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