Granted
The Board has granted a reduction from a 100 percent rating to a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected panic disorder, effective June 1, 2013. The evidence showed improvement in his condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated an improvement in the Veteran’s ability to function independently and effectively under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Generalized Joint Pain","service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Erectile Dysfunction (ED)","service_connection_theory":"direct"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180280
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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