The veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type is currently rated at 50% and has been found to warrant a higher rating of 100%. The VA Board determined that the symptoms described by the veteran meet the criteria for total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The examination showed significant impairments in thought processes, communication, memory, concentration, judgment, and mood. The veteran's symptoms included severe depression, flat affect, auditory hallucinations, and difficulty with activities of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0116590
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to conflicting diagnoses and a need for an addendum opinion from the March 2016 VA examiner.
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