The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected general anxiety disorder warrants a disability rating of 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss. These findings align with a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9400.
- Claimed conditions
- General Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2003
- Citation
- 0331306
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What this means for you
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