The Board has granted service connection for dysthymia with anxiety, claimed as secondary to the veteran's service-connected asthmatic bronchitis. The claim for an increased rating for asthmatic bronchitis was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's asthma condition had aggravated his depression from time to time.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymia with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0208959
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for dysthymia with anxiety and a TDIU rating, but the effective date remains August 24, 1998.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including providing a statement of the case on the earlier effective date for service connection and considering any additional evidence received since the November 2003 statement of the case.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension due to excessive income, and also denied service connection for dysthymia with anxiety or any other acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision is based on the veteran's countable annual income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate.
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