The Veteran's PTSD was granted service connection effective November 22, 1994. The rating for PTSD has been increased to 30 percent from August 7, 2003 to June 8, 2005 and to 70 percent since June 9, 2005.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have resulted in definite impairment in relationships and industrial impairment during the relevant periods.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD (formerly characterized as nightmare disorder with anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1760418
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