The Board found that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it is shown to be transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial stressors.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment or significant symptoms affecting daily functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety state
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0023404
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1949 rating decision that reduced the ratings for service-connected psychiatric disability, changed the name of the respiratory disability, and increased the rating for a left chest disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and notification.
- Whole decision: Denied
The RO found no CUE in the August 1957 rating decision that severed service connection for psychoneurosis, anxiety state.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state, finding that his chronic and severe psychiatric symptomatology renders him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment or sustain effective social relationships.
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