The veteran's service-connected schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type warrants a 70 percent rating and is found to render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's schizophrenia primarily manifests as chronic worrying and concentration problems with memory deficits induced by worrying and problematic concentration, impacting his social functioning and employment.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenic reaction, paranoid type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0600284
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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