The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PSD) was granted, with an effective date of February 12, 2007. The current evaluation is 50 percent for PSD from that date.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran had occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired short and long-term memory, impaired judgment, and disturbances of motivation and mood. These findings supported a 50 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0933508
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