The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the service-connected psychiatric disability, including paranoid schizophrenia with post-traumatic stress disorder, prior to July 10, 1998. The effective date earlier than July 10, 1998 for a rating in excess of 70 percent was also denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected psychiatric disability did not result in severe social and industrial inadaptability prior to July 10, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Paranoid Schizophrenia, Anxiety Neurosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0006255
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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