Granted

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability warrants a 70 percent rating, and she meets the criteria for TDIU due to her service-connected disabilities.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's depressive disorder and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified have been rated as 50 percent disabling under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders. The evidence shows that this disability causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a higher rating of 70 percent.

Claimed conditions: Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder not otherwise specified (also claimed as depression, mood disorder, and sleeping problems), Trochanteric Bursitis of the Right Hip, Trochanteric Bursitis of the Left Hip, Hypermobility Syndrome of the Shoulders with Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Hypermobility Syndrome of the Neck with Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Plantar Fasciitis of the Left Foot (claimed as foot pains), Hiatal Hernia with a History of Esophagitis (claimed as hiatal hernia and esophagitis)
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: 70%
Decision date: May 17, 2017
Citation: 1716698

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The Veteran's right and left knee patellofemoral syndromes are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no higher ratings granted. The Veteran’s trochanteric bursitis of the hips is also rated at 10 percent each prior to September 29, 2017, but granted a 20 percent rating from that date onwards.,The Board found that the Veteran's knee disabilities do not warrant higher ratings as they are currently evaluated based on limitation of motion and pain. The hip disabilities were rated at 10 percent prior to September 29, 2017, but granted a 20 percent rating from that date onwards.

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