The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by sleep impairment with nightmares of Vietnam, intrusive thoughts, avoidant behavior, emotional detachment and numbing, erratic behavior, restricted range of affect, irritability, anger, psychogenic amnesia, moderate social impairment and some occupational impairment; the Veteran's GAF score ranged from 55 to 65.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms more closely approximate the criteria for a rating of 50 percent rather than the currently assigned 30 percent disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909629
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 service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and somatic symptom disorder, as well as presumptive service connection for basal cell carcinoma under the PACT Act. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, right restless leg syndrome, left restless leg syndrome, an increased rating for psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, a left forehead surgical scar, and allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, as the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
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