The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are rated at a 70 percent initial evaluation, effective April 20, 2016. The Board also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate and remanded for further consideration of SMC based on need for aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disorders have manifested in symptoms approximating occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and/or mood. The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's symptoms are of the frequency, severity, and duration most closely approximating the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- A22024619
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
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