The Board found that the Veteran's OCD had improved and was no longer warranting a 50% rating, thus reducing it to 30%. The reduction from 50% to 30% for service-connected OCD effective February 1, 2014 was proper.
The deciding factor: The evidence at the time of the reduction demonstrated that the Veteran's OCD had materially improved, including improvement in her ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18154592
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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