The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder with dysthymia and alcohol dependence, finding that his psychiatric disability produces severe impairment in work and family relations. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's anxiety disorder with dysthymia and alcohol dependence produced severe occupational and social impairment, including frequent job loss or abandonment, making him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with dysthymia, alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0531649
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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