The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for conversion reaction and found that the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for COPD as secondary to service-connected gunshot wound of the right shoulder was not supported by new and material evidence. The TDIU issue is also addressed.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher rating than 30 percent for conversion reaction, and there was no new and material evidence submitted to reopen the claim for COPD as secondary to service-connected gunshot wound of the right shoulder.
- Claimed conditions
- Conversion Reaction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0830978
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- Granted
The Veteran's conversion reaction from April 8, 2008 to December 8, 2011 is rated at 30 percent disabling. The symptoms were characterized by occasional decrease in work efficiency due to depression but no other significant impairment.
- Granted
The Veteran's conversion reaction disorder is manifested by symptoms such as flat or constricted affect, depression, sleep impairment, anxiety, irritability, intrusive thoughts, suicidal thoughts, impaired impulse control, and an inability to establish effective relationships. The Board finds that the disability picture more nearly approximates a 70 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9424.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conversion reaction is manifested by mild symptoms of anxiety and depression that do not interfere with his occupational or social functioning, warranting a noncompensable evaluation.
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