The veteran's claim for an increased rating of his posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted, with a current evaluation of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the PTSD symptoms have not worsened since the last examination and assigned a 50 percent disability rating based on the criteria in the Rating Schedule for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, dementia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0012954
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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