The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and insomnia, is now rated at 50 percent effective from the date of his claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the service-connected psychiatric condition resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg length discrepancy, low back scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128729
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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