The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, characterized as other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, has resulted in no worse than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks. As such, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as they more closely approximated the level of impairment associated with a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2022
- Citation
- A22025161
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