The VA has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, depressed, warrants a 50 percent initial disability rating but not higher. The symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's schizoaffective disorder, depressed, does not result in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas as required for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, depressed
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0504252
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