The Board found that the veteran's service-connected PTSD no longer meets the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent, and determined he is not unemployable solely as a result of his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports indicated significant co-morbidity from cognitive deficits and substance abuse rather than PTSD alone preventing employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenia, Hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0334007
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What this means for you
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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)
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