The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder with associated alcoholism was found to be manifested by no worse than a definite impairment in the ability to establish or maintain effective and wholesome relationships, resulting in such reduction in initiative, flexibility, efficiency and reliability levels as to produce definite industrial impairment. The Board concluded that this did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's dysthymic disorder with associated alcoholism was found to be manifested by no worse than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymic disorder, alcoholism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1726504
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- Dismissed
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