The Veteran's PTSD is manifested by symptoms such as agitation, social isolation, memory lapses, exaggerated startle response, nightmares, sleep disturbances, passing social ideation, impaired mood, and difficulty maintaining social relationships. However, the Veteran does not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of suicidal ideation or unprovoked irritability with periods of violence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they do not include suicidal ideation or unprovoked irritability with periods of violence, which are required for a 70% rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1028316
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