Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for somatic symptom disorder, finding that the evidence did not support an increase from the current 50 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The record does not reflect consistently the presence of symptoms associated with evaluations of 70 or 100 percent under the General Rating Formula.
- Claimed conditions
- Somatic symptom disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093139
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