The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the service-connected psychotic disorder with anxiety, and a 10 percent rating for post-traumatic migraine headaches. The ratings are effective as of the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows severe impairment in occupational and social functioning due to symptoms such as paranoia, difficulty sleeping, and hypervigilance.
- Claimed conditions
- psychotic disorder with anxiety, post-traumatic migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0427820
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- Remanded (sent back)
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