The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD, which includes symptoms such as panic attacks, poor concentration, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, nightmares, mistrust, isolation, paranoia, and difficulty with male supervisors.
The deciding factor: The veteran's psychiatric disability is manifested by symptoms consistent with a 70 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9411, including reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impairment of short- and long-term memory, impaired judgment or abstract thinking, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611389
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What this means for you
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