38 CFR § 4.129
Mental disorders due to traumatic stress
Comes up when a mental health condition from a stressful in-service event was serious enough to cause a medical discharge.
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What this regulation says, in plain English
This section requires VA to rate a mental disorder caused by a highly stressful event at no less than 50 percent if it was severe enough to end the veteran's active service, and to schedule a follow-up exam within six months of discharge to see if the rating should change.
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When a mental disorder that develops in service as a result of a highly stressful event is severe enough to bring about the veteran's release from active military service, the rating agency shall assign an evaluation of not less than 50 percent and schedule an examination within the six month period following the veteran's discharge to determine whether a change in evaluation is warranted.
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