The Veteran's PTSD with depression and anxiety caused total occupational and social impairment, warranting a rating of 100 percent for the periods September 18, 2009 to May 25, 2011 and July 1, 2011 to September 12, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms included suicidal and homicidal ideation, episodes of violence, agitation, sleep disturbance, hypervigilance, severe isolation, poor behavioral controls, and difficulty with memory and concentration, causing total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1550223
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