The veteran's service-connected chronic paranoid schizophrenia resulted in total social and occupational impairment, with symptoms including panic attacks, auditory hallucinations, suicidal ideation, paranoia, depression, and social isolation. The RO granted a 70 percent rating for the disability as of December 27, 1994.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected chronic paranoid schizophrenia resulted in total social and occupational impairment, with symptoms including panic attacks, auditory hallucinations, suicidal ideation, paranoia, depression, and social isolation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0110292
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