The Veteran's depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, with pain disorder has been manifested by total occupational and nearly total social impairment since the effective date of service connection. The Board finds that a disability rating of 100 percent is warranted for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows total occupational and social impairment due to symptoms such as gross impairment in thought processes or communication, grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent ability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene), disorientation to time or place, and memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, not otherwise specified, pain disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1007917
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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