The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety, currently rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed dementia with delusional thought and depression but concluded that the underlying anxiety disorder was present throughout the veteran's lifetime and is the cause of his periods of severe anxiety and agitation.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0104614
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date, finding that the Veteran had not submitted a formal or informal claim for increased compensation prior to his death. The RO awarded a 100% rating on June 29, 1992, and this decision was based on evidence in the file at the time of the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety is currently rated at 30 percent disabling as of May 9, 2011. The evidence does not support a higher rating.
- Granted
The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety warrants a 50 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling the veteran for appropriate VA examinations, and readjudicating his claim.
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