The veteran's PTSD with depression is currently rated as 30 percent disabling from March 17, 2000 to April 24, 2006, and 70 percent disabling from April 25, 2006. The disability picture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
The deciding factor: The veteran's PTSD with depression is currently rated based on symptoms such as social isolation, depression, irritability, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and other symptoms that do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent from March 17, 2000 to April 24, 2006, or a disability rating for PTSD in excess of 70 percent on April 25, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0806447
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with depression caused total occupational and social impairment, leading to a rating of 100 percent.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression caused his Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression caused his Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with depression is rated at 70 percent, but the Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 100 percent due to insufficient evidence of total occupational and social impairment.
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