The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for anxiety disorder was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied as there is no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating or for a TDIU based on his service-connected anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1341494
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