The Veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety is currently rated at 30 percent disabling as of May 9, 2011. The evidence does not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran has symptoms consistent with an anxiety disorder but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on his current symptomatology and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- psychoneurosis, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1135740
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date, finding that the Veteran had not submitted a formal or informal claim for increased compensation prior to his death. The RO awarded a 100% rating on June 29, 1992, and this decision was based on evidence in the file at the time of the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety warrants a 50 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling the veteran for appropriate VA examinations, and readjudicating his claim.
- Denied
The veteran did not have any pending claims for VA disability compensation benefits at the time of his death, and he had a noncompensable rating for his service-connected psychoneurosis, anxiety. The appellant is therefore not entitled to accrued benefits.
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