The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The veteran's other disabilities do not render him unemployable and thus he is denied a permanent and total disability evaluation for pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the degree of impairment resulting from the PTSD more nearly approximated the criteria for a higher rating either under the old or revised criteria, and no higher rating was warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Recurrent neck pain, Scars of the abdomen and forearms, Lipoma of the chest, Hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0020752
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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