The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, primarily manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, near-continuous panic attacks, anxiety, impaired impulse control, hypervigilance, anger and irritability, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and an inability to establish effective relationships, is granted a 70 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability significantly impacts his occupational and social functioning, warranting a higher rating under the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Panic Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905337
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 362 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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