The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with mild depressive features and PTSD has been manifested primarily by persistent auditory hallucinations, sleep disturbances, irritability, depression, occasional suicidal and homicidal ideations, Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores ranging from 45 to 70, and inability to work. The criteria for a 100 percent schedular evaluation have been met.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms, including auditory hallucinations, sleep disturbances, irritability, depression, and poor judgment with no insight, resulted in total occupational and social impairment due to his psychiatric disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild depressive features and PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0302129
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