The Veteran is currently in receipt of a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder, effective March 26, 2012. The Board has found the evidence to be at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's anxiety disorder results in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100 percent schedular rating.,The Veteran’s anxiety disorder disability resulted in total occupational impairment throughout the current appeal period beginning March 26, 2012. The Board has also found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's anxiety disorder has resulted in total social impairment for the current appeal period.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows significant impairment with family relations and difficulties in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, which supports a finding of total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19173834
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