The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected somatization disorder with gastrointestinal symptoms, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examination showed that the psychiatric aspects of the condition were dominant and manifested primarily by anxiety and depression without significant cognitive or mood disturbances.
- Claimed conditions
- Somatization Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0312281
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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