The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30% for the veteran's PTSD with dysthymia, effective from the date of claim.
The deciding factor: The RO re-characterized the disability as PTSD with dysthymia and increased the rating to 30 percent disabling based on the facts found in the initial decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0123485
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