The Veteran's PTSD with secondary depression has resulted in occupational and social impairment, specifically reduced reliability and productivity. The symptoms include nightmares, intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbance, controlled irritability, anxiety, panic attacks more than once a week, oversight at work on complex tasks, and difficulty establishing effective social relationships outside of work and family situations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with secondary depression has caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity as evidenced by his symptoms such as nightmares, intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbance, controlled irritability, anxiety, panic attacks more than once a week, oversight at work on complex tasks, and difficulty in establishing effective social relationships outside of work and family situations.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with secondary depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1536045
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