The Veteran's dysthymia (now characterized as cyclothymic disorder with anxious distress) is rated at 70 percent from March 15, 2004. The Board also granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability effective March 15, 2004.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's dysthymia met the criteria for a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood. The Board also found that she was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- dysthymia (now characterized as cyclothymic disorder with anxious distress)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20068761
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.
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