The Board has increased the veteran's rating for his phobic reaction, panic disorder from noncompensable to 30 percent effective April 14, 2000. The claim of service connection for tinnitus and hearing loss remains denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's symptoms warranted a 50% rating based on his reduced reliability and productivity due to panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impairment of short-term memory, disturbances in motivation and mood, and difficulty establishing effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Phobic reaction, Panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0118531
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