The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophreniform disorder warrants a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's schizophrenia is characterized by intense paranoia, auditory hallucinations, and severe symptoms resulting in serious impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophreniform Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0001928
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