The veteran's schizophrenia warrants a 70 percent evaluation, and he is not entitled to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those for a 70 percent evaluation under both old and new criteria, but did not meet the criteria for a 100 percent evaluation. The veteran was still employed in a substantially gainful occupation at the time of the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, confusion, low energy, loneliness, despair, paranoia, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, periodic suicidal thoughts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0206340
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What this means for you
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