Individual Unemployability allows VA to pay certain Veterans at the 100-percent disability rate even though their service-connected disabilities are not rated as 100-percent disabling.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States. It is intended to be used in all clinical settings by clinicians of different theoretical orientations.
The DSM-IVR. contains descriptions of specific behavioral characteristics that. are used to determine whether a child or adult has an emotional. or mental disorder. The criteria that establishes the presence of. a mental health disorder are subject to interpretation that may. vary from professional to professional.