The Board has denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected mental disorder and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to this condition. The current level of impairment is considered to be no more than moderate, with occasional social and industrial impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the appellant’s symptoms are severe enough to warrant a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- mental disorder, anxiety neurosis, major depression with an anxiety disorder, dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0202776
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