The Board has granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder played a significant role in his death. The decision is based on the benefit of doubt and positive medical evidence supporting the appellant's claim.
The deciding factor: The VA physician's opinion suggested that the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder (anxiety) may have contributed to his coronary artery disease, which ultimately led to his myocardial infarction.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety state
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0204286
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 1949 rating decision that reduced the ratings for service-connected psychiatric disability, changed the name of the respiratory disability, and increased the rating for a left chest disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and notification.
- Denied
The RO found no CUE in the August 1957 rating decision that severed service connection for psychoneurosis, anxiety state.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety state, finding that his chronic and severe psychiatric symptomatology renders him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment or sustain effective social relationships.
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