The Board has vacated the March 14, 2019 decision denying a higher rating for anxiety disorder and has determined that the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder is not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies such as work, family relations, judgment, or mood due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, speech intermittently illogical, or near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently. The Board has determined that a 50 percent rating is appropriate for anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it was productive of functional impairment more comparable to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, which is contemplated by the current 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19153620
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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