The Veteran's psychiatric disability, rated at 50 percent prior to May 16, 2011, and as 70 percent since then, has been granted. The rating is based on the severity of symptoms such as suicidal ideation, depression, irritability, sleep impairment, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and impairment in establishing effective relationships.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric condition produced occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood, due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, depression, irritability, sleep impairment, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a worklike setting), and impairment in the ability to establish effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1241026
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