The veteran's depression with psychosis has been rated at 100 percent, the highest schedular rating available. The lumbosacral strain remains at a 10 percent evaluation. The claim for individual unemployability is granted as the veteran cannot maintain any gainful employment due to his psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's depression with psychosis has resulted in total social and industrial impairment, meeting the criteria for a 100 percent rating under the amended rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- depression with psychosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0303202
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,547 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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