The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with depression is manifested by sleep disturbance, depressed mood, anxiety, exaggerated startle response, and hypervigilance, resulting in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. He was granted a 30 percent evaluation for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting the assigned 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with depression, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1243394
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further development.
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