The veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with PTSD features and right ear hearing loss have been granted service connection, but the evaluations are at their minimum (10%) since November 27, 2002.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher evaluation based on his GAF score of 68 and the presence of mild symptoms such as worry, sleep disturbance, and tension.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with PTSD features, Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0601956
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for remanding certain service connection claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD from September 27, 2022, and denied the claims for a compensable rating for urethral injury with urinary incontinence and right ear hearing loss. The claim for service connection for chronic headaches as secondary to the right shoulder was also granted.
- Dismissed
The appeal for several conditions, including insomnia, hypertension, and various disabilities, was dismissed due to procedural issues.
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