The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation of his service-connected PTSD, currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence did not show that the veteran's disability picture more closely approximated the criteria for a 50% rating.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran’s symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 9411, as his occupational and social impairment was less severe than what would warrant such a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622851
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