The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing assistance or a special home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran also does not qualify for special monthly compensation based on being housebound as he does not have a single, permanent service-connected disability rated at 100% disabling and additional service-connected disability or disabilities independently valued as 60% or more disabling. His PTSD is currently evaluated at the highest possible rating of 70 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent under Diagnostic Code 9411, which requires occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation or near-continuous panic affecting ability to function independently. However, the evidence does not show that he meets this criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, degenerative disc disease, residuals of a laminectomy with right sided sciatica associated with degenerative disc disease, L5-S1, residuals of a laminectomy with left sciatica associated with degenerative disc disease, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1103538
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