The Veteran's other specified anxiety disorder is rated at 30 percent disabling, but the Board finds that this rating is not supported by the evidence of record.,The Veteran contends he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board denies entitlement to a TDIU as there is insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable because of service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The symptoms associated with the Veteran's other specified anxiety disorder do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating, and the Veteran does not have sufficient additional service-connected disability to bring his combined rating to 70 percent or more.,There is insufficient evidence to substantiate that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23050626
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The reduction in rating for other specified anxiety disorder from 30 to 10 percent, effective May 1, 2025 was improper and restoration of the prior 30 percent rating is granted.,The reduction of acne rating from 10 percent to zero percent was improper and restoration of the 10 percent rating is denied.,The reduction in rating for lumbosacral strain from 40 percent to 10 percent was improper and restoration of the 40 percent rating is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's depression is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.
- Granted
The Board has revised the August 2018 rating decision to grant service connection for other specified anxiety disorder due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder and related digestive issues have been granted increased initial ratings of 30% each, effective October 26, 2018.
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