The Board has determined that the veteran's dysthymic disorder does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 70 percent, and his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's dysthymic disorder resulted in gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; a persistent danger of hurting self or others; an intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene); disorientation to time or place; or memory loss for names of close relatives or his own name.
- Claimed conditions
- Dysthymic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0127602
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders.
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