The Board has determined that the Veteran's anxiety disorder with major depression warrants a disability rating of 70 percent, effective February 2, 2010. The Veteran is also found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder with Major Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1827690
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