The Board has determined that the Veteran's dysthymic disorder with anxiety is aggravated by his service-connected prostate adenocarcinoma, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the dysthymic disorder was at least as likely as not caused or worsened by the service-connected prostate adenocarcinoma resulting in impotence which can cause or increase depressive symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1416834
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, specifically whether they are related to his service-connected low back disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it may be significantly impacted by the outcome of the service connection claim.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected dysthymic disorder with anxiety was denied because she failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia and dysthymic disorder with anxiety was granted, effective November 27, 2015. The rating assigned is 40 percent for fibromyalgia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's dysthymic disorder with anxiety is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
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