The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD warrants a 70 percent evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to symptoms like suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, near continuous panic or depression affecting ability to function independently, and inability to establish effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0333947
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