The Veteran is granted a disability evaluation of 70 percent for panic disorder with agoraphobia prior to August 15, 2018. The issue of an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to his panic disorder with agoraphobia.
- Claimed conditions
- Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177561
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and depressive disorder NOS with alcohol dependence. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active duty service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, and Major Depression, was granted. The claim for service connection for COPD is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and panic disorder with agoraphobia and major depressive disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active duty. The veteran did not engage in combat, and there was no verified stressor related to service.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected PTSD, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and social phobia was granted a 50 percent disability rating from September 16, 1997 to May 2, 1998.
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