The VA has granted service connection for intermittent explosive disorder and assigned an initial rating of 50 percent, effective December 1, 2005. The Veteran's symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability or productivity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intermittent explosive disorder has manifested symptoms that more nearly approximate the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating under the schedular criteria for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936607
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