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The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for Social Anxiety Disorder from April 30, 2014 to April 20, 2017 was denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim from April 30, 2014 to April 20, 2017 was granted.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had total social impairment and thus could not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the schedular guidelines. The Veteran's TDIU claim met the threshold criteria as he had one disability rated at 60 percent or more, which is Social Anxiety Disorder.

Claimed conditions
Social Anxiety Disorder
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
70%
Decision date
February 7, 2019
Citation
19109869

Veterans Law Judge

MATTHEW W. BLACKWELDER

Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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