The Board has granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the veteran's undifferentiated somatoform disorder, which is the maximum available under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows severe impairment in social and occupational functioning, with symptoms such as isolation, anxiety, and inability to establish effective relationships. These symptoms align with a 70% disability rating based on the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Undifferentiated somatoform disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0731001
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 14, 1983 for the grant of service connection for PTSD with panic disorder, agoraphobia, and undifferentiated somatoform disorder was dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for a 100 percent rating for PTSD with panic disorder, agoraphobia, and undifferentiated somatoform disorder prior to September 28, 2009 was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The examination should address whether his mother's death and subsequent abuse during bootcamp are related to his conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's undifferentiated somatoform disorder is related to active service and grants the claim for service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's current undifferentiated somatoform disorder and anxiety disorder are related to service, granting service connection for these conditions.
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