The Veteran's PTSD with secondary depression is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows reduced reliability and productivity due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, unprovoked irritability, and decreased motivation, but no deficiencies in most areas were demonstrated.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with secondary depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103136
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