The Board found that the veteran's PTSD is manifested by frequent nightmares, difficulties concentrating, hypervigilance, an exaggerated startle response and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. However, these symptoms do not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate that PTSD causes deficiencies in most areas such as family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to such symptoms as suicidal ideation, obsessive rituals which interfere with routine activities, intermittently illogical speech, near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, impaired impulse control, neglect of personal hygiene, difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, or an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0022471
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What this means for you
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The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Granted
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- 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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