The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective May 24, 2015, based on her service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and other disabilities. The effective date for the TDIU was changed to March 2018 when she received a 70% rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood. The effective date for the TDIU was changed to March 2018 when she received a 70% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, Cervical Spine Strain, Bilateral Pes Planus, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Right Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Left Knee Chondromalacia Patella, Right Knee Chondromalacia Patella, Right Ankle Strain, Tinnitus, Right Leg Varicose Veins, Migraines, Pinguecula of the Eye, Neurological Impairment of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24031261
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What this means for you
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