The VA has granted service connection for anxiety disorder and assigned a 30 percent disability evaluation, effective September 26, 2001. The veteran's anxiety disorder is currently manifested by episodic depression, anxiety, anger/irritability, and sleep impairment.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of the veteran's anxiety disorder do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher initial rating (50 percent) under Diagnostic Code 9413 as they are primarily characterized by occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0334671
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