The Veteran's schizophrenia, undifferentiated type, caused total occupational and social impairment from April 4, 2001 to March 21, 2013. The Board granted an initial 100 percent disability rating for this condition during that period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran exhibited persistent delusions or hallucinations and a persistent danger of hurting self or others, resulting in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenic disorder, undifferentiated type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115664
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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