The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and a 30 percent disability rating for cervical spine disability, as well as service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was received within one year of his intent to file, allowing an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, to include insomnia and occasional stuttering, cervical radiculopathy, left upper extremity, left knee strain, instability, left knee strain, limitation of extension, right knee strain, instability, right knee strain, limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027295
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the failure to obtain relevant treatment records and provide adequate VA examinations.
- 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.
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