The Veteran's psychiatric disability, specifically General Anxiety Disorder, is manifested by occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Board has determined that a 50 percent evaluation meets the criteria for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed symptoms consistent with a GAF score of 40, indicative of severe psychological impairment, warranting a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 9400.
- Claimed conditions
- General Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1023447
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What this means for you
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