The veteran's undifferentiated schizophrenia is currently rated at 50 percent disabling, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The veteran remains unemployed due to his mental health condition but may be employable in certain jobs.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support an increase in disability rating beyond 50 percent as the symptoms do not meet the criteria for more severe impairment levels.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0632654
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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