The Board has determined that the veteran's psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as an anxiety disorder with depression, is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected left knee disability is granted, and the claim for TDIU is also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's psychiatric disorder is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder with Depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0409067
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his anxiety disorder with depression and restoration of a 20 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss effective from June 18, 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran's anxiety disorder with depression has been rated at 50 percent since the initial claim, reflecting significant impairment in occupational and social functioning.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and anxiety disorder with depression. The decision is based on a finding that there was no current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination. The TDIU issue remains inextricably intertwined with the other remanded issue.
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