The Veteran's service-connected dysthymia was rated at 50 percent from March 25, 2005, due to symptoms including circumstantial speech, panic attacks, impairment of memory, impaired judgment, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.
The deciding factor: The VA psychiatric examination revealed that the Veteran's dysthymia had resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9433.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymia, adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1006671
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, dysthymia, and anxious distress based on the Veteran's in-service combat-related stressors.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a higher rating for adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, effective March 1, 2021. The increased rating for dysthymia was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, Bipolar I disorder, major depressive disorder, insomnia, depression, and PTSD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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