The Veteran's PTSD with MDD has been productive of total occupational and social impairment prior to September 21, 2015. As a result, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with MDD is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran demonstrated symptoms consistent with a 100% evaluation under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, including suicidal ideation and multiple suicide attempts, which resulted in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131108
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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