The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for anxiety disorder NOS, and has assigned a compensable rating for his scars. The remaining issues have been addressed.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder NOS based on in-service combat stress and current symptoms. The ratings for the scars are not supported by the medical findings as they do not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1616425
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- Remanded (sent back)
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