The Veteran is entitled to a 50 percent initial rating for service-connected depression with PTSD for the entire rating period, effective from the date of discharge.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, difficulty in understanding complex commands, impairment of short term memory, impaired judgment, and disturbances of motivation and mood. These symptoms align with a 50 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression with PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1123113
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