The Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder is granted a 70 percent rating from March 6, 2015. The claims for an initial compensable rating and earlier effective date for the head scar are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since the award of service connection, warranting a 70 percent rating for anxiety disorder; however, there is no evidence of one characteristic of disfigurement or painful or unstable scar prior to May 24, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, head scar, status post laceration injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023907
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding their etiology.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from April 15, 2017, solely based on his unspecified anxiety disorder. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to October 4, 2023 and 70 percent from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for an additional examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder.
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