The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder was rated at 30 percent from August 19, 2011 to July 24, 2014 and at 50 percent from July 25, 2014 to June 27, 2019. Since June 28, 2019, the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder has been rated at 70 percent.,The Veteran was granted a rating of 70 percent for his posttraumatic stress disorder since June 28, 2019, but not higher. The effective date is June 28, 2019.,No other effective dates were established in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reports of intermittent suicidal thoughts at the June 28, 2019 examination are controlling probative evidence indicating occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19000855
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