The veteran's chronic schizophrenia, undifferentiated type with depressive features is manifested by total social and industrial inadaptability for the period June 7, 1989 through August 1, 2002. The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation based on this finding.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability was found to be characterized by total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as flattened affect, near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, depressive features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0610002
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.
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