The veteran's PTSD with depression has been productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity since September 27, 2001. The symptoms include flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired short-term and long-term memory, impaired judgment, impaired abstract thinking, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective work and social relationships.
The deciding factor: The veteran's PTSD with depression has not resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas as required for a higher rating under DC 9411.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0830324
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- Granted
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- 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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