The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for malaria is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support active malaria, and there are no residuals attributable to malaria. The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not have active malaria.,The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411 due to lack of specific symptoms such as flat affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech; panic attacks; difficulty understanding complex commands; impaired judgment; impaired abstract thinking; disturbances in motivation and mood; and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective relationships. The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Malaria, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18140483
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