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.
Information in the DSM-5. The DSM is written for medical professionals, so the language can be a little dense, but itâs also designed to provide these clinicians with a significant amount of information about the symptoms they might see in someone who has a specific mental illness.