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MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: Physical Disability Board of Review Recommendation on Case Number PD-2017-05598
In accordance with Title 10 § 1554a and in compliance with DoDI 6040.44, the Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR) adjudicated the disability rating accompanying the medical separation of the covered individual from the United States Navy. After carefully reviewing the application and medical separation case file, the PDBR recommended no re-characterization of the separation or modification of the disability rating previously assigned. I recommend you accept this proposed decision.
The covered individual (CI) was an active duty E3, Machinist's Mate, medically separated for “psychotic disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS)” with a disability rating of 10%. The PEB used code 9210 (psychotic disorder, NOS). The VA determined the psychotic condition was not service-connected. The panel noted that application of VASRD §4.129 was not appropriate in this case. A 30% rating requires “occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal), due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, recent events).
However, by the time of separation, the CI no longer had “hallucinations” and there was no sufficient evidence of the symptoms to warrant a 30% rating. After due deliberation, considering all the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (reasonable doubt), the panel concluded there was insufficient cause to recommend a change in the PEB adjudication for the psychotic disorder, NOS condition. In the matter of the contended Category IV personality disorder, NOS with paranoid and schizotypal traits, the contended condition does not constitute a physical disability, and therefore does not warrant a separate rating.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SECRETARY OF nm NAVY COUNCIL OF REVIEW BOARDS
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IN REPLY REFER TO:
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CORB: 003
10 Sep20

From: Director, Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards To:

Subj: PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW (PDBR) Ref:	(a) DoDI 6040.44
1.	Pursuant to reference (a), the PDBR reviewed your case and forwarded its recommendation to the Department of the Navy on 13 Aug 2020 for appropriate action.

2.	On 27 August 2020, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) accepted the recommendation of the PDBR ofno change to your characterization of separation or disability rating assigned by the Department of the Navy's Physical Evaluation Board.

3.	The Secretary's decision on your PDBR application is final and is not subject to appeal or additional review by the Board for Correction of Naval Records.