The Board granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for service-connected anxiety state, effective from the date of the veteran's death. The total rating based on individual unemployability and the cause of death claims were not addressed due to the lack of evidence in the file at the time of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The increased disability rating was granted under the old rating criteria for evaluating mental disorders, which provided a 30 percent evaluation for 'definite' impairment in the ability to establish or maintain effective and wholesome relationships with people. The appellant did not provide evidence that would warrant a higher rating based on new medical findings.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety state
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0100452
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