The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability, manifested by weakness and hypoesthesia of the right half of the body, produced considerable impairment of thought and behavioral processes. The VA has granted a 50 percent rating for this condition from April 27, 1995, for purposes of accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: The veteran's psychiatric disability manifested by weakness and hypoesthesia of the right half of the body resulted in considerable impairment of thought and behavioral processes, warranting a 50 percent rating under the old criteria for psychoneurotic disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychoneurosis, Hysterical Reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0125553
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What this means for you
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