The Board has determined that the appellant's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, warrants a 50 percent evaluation and that he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows significant impairment in most areas of functioning, including impaired judgment, auditory hallucinations, depression, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. The appellant's schizophrenia has been stable over the years with consistent treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305499
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