The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant an increased rating based on his GAF scores and subjective reports of symptomatology over objective findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Mildly impaired memory, Nightmares, Intrusive thoughts and flashbacks, Sleep impairment, Occasional panic attacks, Hypervigilance with an exaggerated startle reflex, Irritability with argumentative behavior
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1003095
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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