The Veteran's surviving spouse was granted a 100 percent rating for depression with psychotic disorder and mixed personality disorder, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric disorders resulted in total occupational and social impairment due to persistent danger of hurting self and suicidal ideation, multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, and symptoms such as flattened affect, panic attacks, difficulty understanding complex commands, and impaired judgment.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression with psychotic disorder, Mixed personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18138005
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, anxiety disorder, mixed personality disorder, and persistent mood disorder due to a lack of verified in-service stressor and insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to clarify the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities, including whether any are related to service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran does not have PTSD or any other mental disorder as a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
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