ptsd Appealling Rating Decision

[Richard J.]

My first rating for PTSD was 30% which I appealed. Nine months later I received a rating of 50%. My GAF score was 55. I'm about to send a letter of disagreement. Any suggestions of what other types of evidence that you have to send in with this letter. Is heart disease now considered to be caused by PTSD ? Can you get your increase because of the disease? I'm a

Viet Nam Vet. Thanks Richard J

[jbasser]

If you were in country RVN and exposed to AO then your heart disease may be service connected if it falls into the criteria of Ischemic Heart Disease.

J

[Philip Rogers]

You'll need evidence of a higher impairment caused by your PTSD. As I understand it IHD is presumptive due to AO exposure, not due to PTSD.

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My first rating for PTSD was 30% which I appealed. Nine months later I received a rating of 50%. My GAF score was 55. I'm about to send a letter of disagreement. Any suggestions of what other types of evidence that you have to send in with this letter. Is heart disease now considered to be caused by PTSD ? Can you get your increase because of the disease? I'm a

Viet Nam Vet. Thanks Richard J

[Pete53]

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