The Veteran's claim for a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder (also claimed as PTSD), was granted. The other issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s symptomatology most closely approximated a 70 percent disability rating due to his passive suicidal ideation and history of violence in the workplace, which is more indicative of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas than a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as PTSD/Major Depressive Disorder), Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Traumatic Brain Injury with Post-Traumatic Headaches
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19172004
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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