Entitlement to a higher rating for PTSD with associated depression and anxiety is denied. The Veteran's symptoms are more closely approximated by a 50 percent disability rating.,Entitlement to TDIU is denied as the evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's unlisted symptoms more closely approximate the symptoms contemplated by a 50 percent rating.,The Veteran did not present any of the listed symptoms in the 70 percent rating criteria. The evidence does not show that the Veteran's psychiatric disability resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with associated depression and anxiety, Fibromyalgia, Right Shoulder Pain, Left Shoulder Pain, Trochanteric pain syndrome of the right hip, Trochanteric pain syndrome of the left hip, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Degenerative arthritis of the right ankle with ankle strain and calcaneal spur, Left Ankle Strain, Cervical Spondylosis, Lumbosacral Strain, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21066047
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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