The veteran's paranoid-type schizophrenia results in total occupational and social impairment due to delusions, hallucinations, and violent behavior.
The deciding factor: The competent medical evidence of record reveals that the veteran's paranoid-type schizophrenia results in total occupational and social impairment due to delusions, hallucinations, and violent behavior.
- Claimed conditions
- paranoid-type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0901327
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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