The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety type.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety type
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0935045
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