The veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, reflecting some social impairment due to symptoms of depression, anxiety, irritability, and chronic sleep impairment. The current rating adequately reflects the severity of his PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran meets the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 9411 (PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Headache disorder, Back injury residuals, Neck injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0108156
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- 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.
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