The veteran's service-connected obsessive-compulsive disorder is rated at 50 percent since February 26, 1998.,His TDIU claim was dismissed as moot due to the grant of a higher initial disability rating for his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected obsessive-compulsive disorder has been found to meet the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating since February 26, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0315518
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