The Veteran's service-connected residuals of traumatic brain injury with unspecified anxiety disorder are rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 8045. The appeal for a higher rating has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an increase in the disability rating beyond 70 percent as the Veteran's symptoms align with the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury with unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21001529
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