The Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, thus the claim for a higher rating was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric disability manifested by reduced reliability and productivity without significant impairments in most areas of functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Anxiety and Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20054270
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