The veteran's nonservice-connected obsessive-compulsive disorder precludes substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.
The deciding factor: The VA psychiatric examination revealed that the veteran's obsessive-compulsive disorder rendered him unable to manage his financial affairs and obtain/substitute substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0306167
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