The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted a rating of at least 50 percent from August 4, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to disturbances of motivation and mood, panic attacks more than once weekly, and irritable behavior and angry outbursts (with little or no provocation) typically expressed as verbal or physical aggression towards people or objects.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098092
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