The Board has granted a rating of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressive symptoms, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression is manifested by such symptoms as insomnia, nightmares, panic attacks, isolation, memory and concentration problems without evidence of active psychosis. The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores attributable to anxiety and depression generally range from 51 to 58.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, ulcers
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1025347
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What this means for you
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