The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected psychoneurosis, finding that the evidence did not show more than mild anxiety symptoms and no significant deterioration of functioning due to his anxiety disorder. The current disability picture most nearly approximates a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's vascular dementia was likely the cause of his reduced reliability and productivity, with no evidence of major changes in severity of his anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0621863
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