The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as somatoform disorder, warrants a 30 percent evaluation due to its impact on his ability to establish and maintain effective work and social relationships.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's somatization disorder restricts his activities and results in impairment approaching moderate impairment, warranting a 30 percent evaluation under the former criteria for psychiatric disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- somatoform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0112783
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the AOJ to adjudicate her claims of CUE regarding the May 2013 and August 2014 rating decisions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and treatment records consideration, requiring further examinations and opinions to determine service connection for psychiatric disorders.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's major depressive disorder and somatoform disorder are granted as service connected. The claim for PTSD is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's somatoform disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are less severe than those contemplated by a 50 percent rating.
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