The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected depressive and anxiety disorder was denied as a matter of law due to his failure to report for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA psychiatric examination, which is required for the evaluation of his service-connected depressive and anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive and anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0309942
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