The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher initial disability rating for generalized anxiety disorder was granted, with the effective date set as May 10, 2016, and a 70 percent disability rating assigned.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 70 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064592
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, DEA benefits, and a finding of TDIU based solely on generalized anxiety disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 9, 2024, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for insomnia disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
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