The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and flattened affect. However, these symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 9410.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144797
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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