The reduction in disability rating from 50 percent to 30 percent for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability effective October 1, 2014 was not proper and is void ab initio. The claim for an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The reduction in disability rating from 50 percent to 30 percent for service-connected acquired psychiatric disability effective October 1, 2014 was not proper and is void ab initio due to failure to apply the applicable provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.344.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20011529
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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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