The Board granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to the appellant's psychiatric disorder, effective October 19, 1995.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected psychiatric disorder rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation as of October 19, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0115743
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