Yes. Veterans with severe PTSD can achieve an Individual Unemployability rating from the VA. If a veteran’s PTSD is severe enough that the veteran cannot keep or obtain substantial employment, the veteran may be able to receive Individual Unemployability benefits for PTSD. Veterans that obtain PTSD Individual Unemployability benefits often experience:
• suicidal ideation
• obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities
• speech intermittently illogical, obscure, or irrelevant
• near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively
• impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence)
• spatial disorientation
• neglect of personal appearance and hygiene
• difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a work-like setting)
• inability to establish and maintain effective relationships
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