The veteran's depressive disorder with PTSD and anxiety is rated at 50 percent, effective from the original grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran demonstrated symptoms consistent with a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 9434 (major depressive disorder), including flattened affect, impaired judgment, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0102055
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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.
What you can do next
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