The veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent, and a separate 10 percent rating for tender scars as residuals of the left thigh wound was granted.
The deciding factor: The severity of the veteran's PTSD symptoms, including occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranted a higher disability rating than the current 30 percent. The presence of tender scars also supported an additional rating.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of repair for muscle herniation, PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), residuals of a through and through gunshot wound to the left thigh, tender scars as residuals of a through and through gunshot wound to the left thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903993
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,440 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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