The Veteran's PTSD with secondary major depressive disorder is rated at 100% from June 30, 2010 to February 23, 2012. The Veteran's ulcers are rated at 20% from June 30, 2010 to November 28, 2011 and denied for an increased rating in excess of 20%. SMC is granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) from June 30, 2010 to February 23, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with secondary major depressive disorder caused total occupational and social impairment during the period in question.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with secondary Major Depressive Disorder, Ulcers, status post vagotomy surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19118044
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,776 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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