The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder is rated at 30 percent prior to March 16, 2017 and 70 percent beginning March 16, 2017. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending as the issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 or 70 percent prior to and after March 16, 2017 respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Panic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20035001
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder was rated at 50 percent disabling, but the Board denied a rating over 50 percent as of January 28, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for lack of jurisdiction regarding an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with panic disorder prior to June 26, 2023.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD with panic disorder, a TDIU from October 12, 2018, to February 16, 2023, and an effective date of October 12, 2018, for the grant of eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's IBS was not rated at a compensable level from May 14, 2010 to July 17, 2012. The Veteran's PTSD with panic disorder is remanded for further review.
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