The Veteran's initial disability rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder is granted at a 70 percent level, but no higher. The appeal regarding PTSD, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee strain, and TDIU remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of a 70 percent rating based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, near-continuous panic or depression affecting ability to function independently, appropriate and effectively, and difficulty establishing effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193617
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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