The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including PTSD, is currently rated at a 30 percent rating prior to August 21, 2015. The Board finds that the symptoms described meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric disability was productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal).
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorder, depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19196034
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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