The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating that can be assigned for this condition based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the veteran's symptoms and their impact on his occupational and social functioning, as well as the GAF score provided by the VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Residuals of a Right Tibial Plateau Fracture, Residuals of a Fracture of the Second Metacarpal in the Right Hand, Residuals of Burns to the Head, Neck, Chest, and Upper Arm, Residuals of a Fracture of the Second Metatarsal Head of the Left Foot, Hepatitis C (not granted)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0814978
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another since September 30, 2020.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and right hand strain, increased the ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, dyshidrotic eczema, and hypertension, and denied service connection for Parkinsonism, pes planus/flat feet, GERD, tinea versicolor, allergic rhinitis, and tinnitus. The Board also granted a TDIU.
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