The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder with depression was not productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas prior to September 28, 2015.,From September 28, 2015, the Veteran’s generalized anxiety disorder with depression has not been manifested by symptoms analogous to total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms met the criteria for a higher rating prior to September 28, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127478
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,446 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not produce total occupational impairment prior to June 8, 2010. Therefore, the criteria for TDIU prior to that date are not met.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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