The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected anxiety condition, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of the veteran's anxiety condition were found to be less severe than those required for a 100% disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0306120
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 464 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's reported history and need for a VA psychiatric examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety reaction, with PTSD symptoms warrants a 70 percent evaluation for both periods of time.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety reaction and an effective date of March 10, 2003. The earlier effective dates for TDIU are also granted.
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