The Board denied an initial rating greater than 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dismissed the attempted appeal of an April 2024 rating decision deferring the issue of entitlement to compensation for PTSD for additional development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating as the Veteran's symptoms were most closely approximated by the criteria for a 30 percent rating, which includes occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks but does not result in mental health symptomatology suggesting occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Insomnia, Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092509
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