The veteran's claim for increased rating of PTSD is granted, and he remains rated at 30% for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the service-connected PTSD results in occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, and memory impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, arthritis of the shoulders, arthritis of the elbows, arthritis of the hands, arthritis of the hips, arthritis of the knees, arthritis of the feet, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640179
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