The Veteran's anxiety disorder with panic attacks and partial complex seizure disorder are currently rated at 50 percent, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but did not meet criteria for total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with panic attacks, partial complex seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1733273
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent neurological disability, including partial complex seizure disorder and headache disability, and a recurrent ear disability, including otitis externa, to ensure necessary development is completed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's motion for revision of a final decision that denied service connection for partial complex seizure disorder, finding no clear and unmistakable error.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety and depression was dismissed because the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder with panic attacks in a February 2024 rating decision represented a full grant of benefits. The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's kidney disease is caused by his service-connected hypertension, and he has a current diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors. The claims for these conditions are granted.
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