The VA denied the veteran's claims for an initial noncompensable rating for schizoid personality disorder and a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability. The VA found that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's schizoid personality disorder, when considered in conjunction with his nonservice-connected hearing loss, did not result in occupational and social impairment severe enough to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoid personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635119
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's schizoid personality disorder is rated at a 30% from May 3, 2011 to February 15, 2018.,A rating in excess of 70% for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran failed to report for an audiological examination scheduled in connection with the September 2017 Board remand.
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