The veteran's anxiety neurosis is currently rated at 50 percent disabling. The Board found that the disability does not warrant an evaluation in excess of this rating, but determined that the veteran meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected anxiety neurosis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's anxiety neurosis is rated at 50 percent disabling under the general rating formula for mental disorders. The evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of this rating, but he meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected anxiety neurosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety neurosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0008983
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