The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation in excess of 50 percent and an effective date prior to January 31, 2001, for a 50 percent disability rating for anxiety reaction with depression.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that from January 31, 2001, to January 6, 2002, the veteran's anxiety reaction with depression was manifested by deficiencies in judgment or thinking; and prior to January 31, 2001, the veteran's anxiety reaction with depression did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816946
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- Granted
The veteran's mental disability was granted a 100 percent evaluation due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for consideration of her claims under the criteria that was in effect prior to November 7, 1996.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including obtaining additional medical records and arranging for a psychiatric examination. The issues are whether to grant an increased evaluation for anxiety reaction with depression and to establish an earlier effective date for the disability rating.
- Granted
The veteran's anxiety reaction with depression is currently rated at 70 percent disabling since May 1998, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted under either the pre-amendment or post-amendment criteria.
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