The Veteran's PTSD was initially rated at 30 percent, but the Board found that a rating of 50 percent is warranted beginning September 24, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms included occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as impaired memory, depression, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, but not by deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0905807
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD based on personal assault, as additional development is required.
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