The veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, identified as anxiety disorder, is granted. The Board also grants a 60 percent evaluation for his lumbar spine disorder and finds that he meets the criteria for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's anxiety disorder was found to be related to his period of active service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection. The Board granted a 60 percent evaluation for his lumbar spine disorder based on pronounced impairment with persistent symptoms and neurological findings. Additionally, the VA vocational counselor concluded that the veteran is unable to engage in substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Anxiety Disorder), Lumbar Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0005837
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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