The Veteran's PTSD has been productive of such symptomatology as suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, neglect of personal hygiene, difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances, racing thoughts, intrusive memories, anxiety, and an inability to establish and maintain effective work and social relationships. The Board finds that based on the totality of the evidence and after resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Veteran's disability approximates findings for a 70 percent disability evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical record reflects occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, thinking and mood due to PTSD symptoms including suicidal ideation, neglect of personal hygiene, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, racing thoughts, intrusive memories, anxiety, and an inability to establish effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1015549
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