The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the appellant's service-connected atypical psychosis, dysthymia with major depression, effective from January 27, 1986.
The deciding factor: The appellant's symptoms of severe social and industrial impairment met the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation under the general rating formula for mental disorders prior to November 7, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical psychosis, dysthymia with major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0217184
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