The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher initial disability rating and TDIU, finding that his generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder did not cause total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show symptoms such as gross impairment in thought processes or persistent delusions or hallucinations, which would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder with panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047251
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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