The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been granted service connection and assigned an initial 10 percent rating, effective June 8, 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no impairment of thought process or communication, no delusions, hallucinations, ideas of reference, or suspiciousness. The Veteran reported occasional decreases in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as chronic sleep impairment, depressed mood, anxiety, and occasional panic attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder not otherwise specified (NOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013578
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