The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder was a contributory cause of his death from respiratory distress due to bronchiectasis, and thus grants the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder contributed to his death from respiratory distress due to bronchiectasis.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety reaction with depressive features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628232
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- Denied
The Veteran's anxiety reaction with depressive features was manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to anxiety, depression, excess fatigue, poor concentration, avoidance/isolation and insomnia for the pertinent period prior to July 22, 2009. The criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent were not met.
- Denied
The Board found no CUE in the October 1984 decision denying service connection for the cause of death, and denied the motion for revision.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's anxiety reaction with depressive features, finding that his reliability, flexibility and efficiency levels are so reduced as to result in considerable social and industrial impairment.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 8, 1991 was denied as his service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria.
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