The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD does not result in more than occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress. As a result, they denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's PTSD did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as it resulted in no more than mild impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0802845
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 50 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating as they resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depression was rated at 50 percent from March 26, 2012 to December 19, 2014 and at 70 percent thereafter. The appeal is denied as the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.,PTSD with depression has been characterized by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since December 19, 2014.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since January 22, 1998, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and depression were granted service connection, with a 50% initial rating effective February 26, 2007, and a 70% staged evaluation from August 17, 2011. A total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) was also granted effective August 17, 2011.
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