The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his arteriosclerotic heart disease and anxiety reaction, as well as his claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability. The veteran was granted service connection for an anxiety reaction secondary to his heart condition in December 2002.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's anxiety reaction did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating, as it only produced mild symptoms and no significant impairment in social or occupational functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction, arteriosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0415491
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What this means for you
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