The veteran's psychiatric disorder and weight loss are not found to be disabling enough to meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The combined evaluation of the veteran's disabilities does not reach the required schedular threshold for a permanent and total disability rating, and neither individual condition meets the specific criteria outlined in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) or § 4.17.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, Weight Loss of Undetermined Etiology
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0023831
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What this means for you
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