The Veteran's PTSD with Depressed Mood is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from December 28, 2022. The Board has granted a higher initial evaluation for this condition but has remanded the issues of service connection for various other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran demonstrated occupational and social impairment due to PTSD with Depressed Mood, warranting a 70 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9411.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004737
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,612 · Granted: 16% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with Depressed Mood, as well as the nature and etiology of any right and left knee disorders, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and arm, elbow, and hand disorders. The claims are being remanded for these purposes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected PTSD with depressed mood and prescribed medications, but further development of evidence is needed before a final determination can be made.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with depressed mood has been rated at 70 percent since November 21, 2011. The rating is based on the severity of symptoms and impairment in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with depressed mood was initially granted and rated at 30 percent prior to May 13, 2010. Since then, the rating has been increased to 50 percent effective October 25, 2006.
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