The Board has determined that the appellant's post-traumatic stress disorder with major depression warrants a 50 percent disability evaluation, based on symptoms such as anger management problems and difficulty in fostering beneficial relationships.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a GAF score of 60, indicative of moderate impairment in social functioning, which corresponds to a 50% disability rating under the applicable VA rating criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, Major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0007809
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