The Veteran's claim of service connection for a nervous disorder was denied in September 1980 due to failure to report for a VA examination. The Board found no CUE and denied the motion.,The Veteran's hepatitis C has not caused symptoms such as intermittent fatigue, malaise, and anorexia or any incapacitating episodes (with symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, arthralgia, and right upper quadrant pain).,PTSD results in social and occupational impairment but does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to total social impairment. The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder has resulted in signs and symptoms such as difficulty understanding complex commands, memory impairment, disturbances in motivation and mood, irritability, difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships, and suicidal ideation.
The deciding factor: PTSD does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to total social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous disorder, hepatitis C, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21042481
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