The VA determined that the dysthymic disorder has been productive of not more than definite social and industrial impairment, allowing for a 30 percent evaluation effective November 7, 1996.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the appellant's dysthymic disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work capacity due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, and mild memory loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0011561
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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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