The Board has restored service connection for dysthymic disorder and temporomandibular joint dysfunction, finding that the original decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the diagnosis of dysthymic disorder and temporomandibular joint dysfunction as being related to the appellant's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0102641
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for dysthymic disorder and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, effective July 31, 2008.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 1, 1989 or November 1, 2011 for his service-connected dysthymic disorder.
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