The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities, including major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, are currently manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as flattened affect, difficulty in understanding complex commands, impaired short- and long-term memory, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective relationships. Effective June 1, 2010, the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities warrant a disability evaluation of 70 percent.
The deciding factor: The examination reports consistently indicated significant impairment in social and occupational functioning due to symptoms such as flattened affect, impaired memory, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1539082
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