The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is granted with staged increased ratings of 50 percent from March 1, 2004 and 70 percent from August 23, 2012. The rating for dermatitis remains at 10 percent prior to October 12, 2011, a rating in excess of 30 percent from October 12, 2011 through April 13, 2016, and a compensable rating from April 14, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability was found to be productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since March 1, 2004, warranting staged increased ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18156074
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