The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with depression is granted effective June 11, 2015. The claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease (claimed as heart condition), sleep apnea, and hypertension are dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms worsened significantly after she learned about her daughter's boyfriend assaulting her daughter, leading to suicidal and homicidal ideation and prompting the Veteran to distance herself from others. The April 2019 VA examination confirmed a significant increase in symptoms, warranting a 100 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177824
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.
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