The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety has been rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board found that it more nearly approximates occupational and social impairment warranting a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed symptoms of occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks due to anxiety, suspiciousness, and sleep impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133126
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD with anxiety, finding that the severity of her symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 50 percent for PTSD with anxiety and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's ability to engage in employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with anxiety resulted in occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70 percent evaluation effective April 27, 2021.
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