The Veteran's psychotic disorder NOS has been granted a 100% disability rating since August 29, 2013. The issue of an earlier effective date for this rating is moot.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment due to his psychotic disorder NOS.
- Claimed conditions
- psychotic disorder not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19146882
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to a disability rating more than 70 percent for major depressive disorder; mood disorder; PTSD; and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking to reopen his claim for service connection of a psychotic disorder, which he now claims as paranoid schizophrenia with memory loss and psychotic symptoms. The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding Social Security Administration records.
- Granted
The Veteran has been granted service connection for anxiety disorder, and the Board finds that his current psychiatric disorders are related to his active service. The claim of service connection for PTSD, psychotic disorder, and schizoaffective disorder is denied as there was no evidence provided to support these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination reports and failure to comply with previous remand directives. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder must be remanded for further development.
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