The veteran's anxiety neurosis is rated at 50 percent, his bronchitis remains at 0 percent, and his sinusitis is rated at 10 percent from October 1994 to October 1996. The veteran's total rating based on individual unemployability claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities were amended effective November 7, 1996, and the veteran's claims are evaluated under both old and new criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, chronic sinusitis, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013778
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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