The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted, but the issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent remains denied.,Service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis was granted with an effective date of July 1, 1996. The Veteran's claim to revise the July 1997 rating decision to reflect a higher rating for service-connected vertigo was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occupational and social impairment due to suicidal ideation, which justified a 70 percent disability rating.,There was no evidence of gross impairment in thought processes or communication; intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living; grossly inappropriate behavior; memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name; persistent danger of hurting others; disorientation to time or place. These symptoms were not present.
- Claimed conditions
- Trauma and stressor related disorder, Right knee degenerative arthritis, Vertigo
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- A22021740
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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