The Veteran's schizophrenia, residual type is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms are mild and do not produce the level of impairment contemplated by a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115998
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What this means for you
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