The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available. The Board found that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms were considered mild and did not meet criteria for a higher rating as they did not include more severe symptoms such as suicidal or homicidal ideations.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005092
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Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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