The VA determined that the veteran's schizophreniform disorder causes no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings as his condition caused only occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophreniform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630662
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for schizophrenia is remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, depressed mood with paranoid features and schizophreniform disorder is allowed. The appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously disallowed claim.
- Granted
The VA determined that the veteran's schizophreniform disorder causes no more than occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.
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