The Veteran's PTSD symptoms, including intrusive thoughts, nightmares, and anger issues, have resulted in reduced reliability and productivity. The Board has granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD prior to February 8, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, such as intrusive thoughts, nightmares, irritability, and difficulty adapting to stressful situations, meet the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1820955
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD with major depression, and the Board finds service connection for hypertension is warranted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to evaluate the current severity of his PTSD and determine whether his hypertension is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The issue of entitlement to TDIU will be deferred pending the adjudication of the other two issues.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD with major depression warrants a 70 percent disability rating, effective as of April 28, 2006.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD with major depression is rated at 70 percent effective June 12, 2001. The claim for a TDIU remains pending.
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