An increased disability rating, in excess of 70 percent, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder is denied.

Board reasoning

The Board reviewed the record and found that, although the veteran exhibits multiple symptoms affecting mood, cognition, and social functioning, his PTSD symptomatology does not reach the level of total impairment required for 100 percent. The evidence shows deficiencies in most areas but not total occupational and social impairment, supporting the 70 percent rating. For the claimed right and bilateral lower extremity conditions, the March 2025 peripheral nerve examination found no current disability, and prior examinations showed no objective findings or diagnoses, so service connection cannot be granted. While private opinions suggested diagnoses, the Board found them inadequately supported and inconsistent with the probative medical evidence. Consequently, the Board denied the increased PTSD rating and the service-connection claims.