The Veteran's schizophrenia has been rated at 30 percent prior to February 28, 2014, and increased to 70 percent thereafter. The current rating of 70 percent is appropriate as the symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms from February 28, 2014, onward have been characterized by danger to himself, inappropriate behavior, and hallucinations, which align with the criteria for a 70 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9204.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1505808
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