The Board has granted an increased disability evaluation of 70 percent for PTSD, effective January 23, 2004. The veteran's symptoms include labile affect, nightmares, exaggerated startle response, hypervigilance, cognitive impairments in memory, impaired judgment and impulse control resulting in physical episodes, disturbances of motivation and mood resulting in a state of agitated depression, suicidal ideation, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances.

The deciding factor: The veteran's PTSD symptoms are consistent with the criteria for a 70 percent disability evaluation, which requires occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to such symptoms as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, impaired judgment, and near-continuous agitated depression affecting the ability to function independently.

Claimed conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

70%

Decision date

October 25, 2006

Citation

0633058

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