The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety, panic and depressive disorders, and PTSD, has resulted in significant occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The Board finds a 70 percent disability rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran suffers from symptoms such as impaired sleep, social withdrawal, anger, diminished energy, avoidance, irritability, and recurring panic attacks, which aligns with the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 9413.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1512194
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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.
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