The Veteran's psychiatric disability is currently rated as 70 percent disabling, effective May 17, 2011. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted due to the Veteran's occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood. The Veteran is also entitled to TDIU prior to April 2, 2015. Other issues on appeal are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a sustained increase of severity necessary to support the assignment of any higher rating based on the service-connected psychiatric disability throughout the period of appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Panic Disorder, Major Depression Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041648
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, Major Depression, and Panic Disorder due to his withdrawal of these issues prior to a decision being made.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and ADHD, finding that these conditions had onset during his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's panic disorder, which is service-connected and not related to any exposure basis or presumption, has been granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent effective February 4, 2020. The symptoms include depression, anxiety, and disturbances in motivation and mood.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with major depression disorder is rated at 70 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating or TDIU has been denied.
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