The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 70 percent for other specified anxiety disorder and entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, either alone or in combination, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or prevented him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105723
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25105723.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The reduction in rating for other specified anxiety disorder from 30 to 10 percent, effective May 1, 2025 was improper and restoration of the prior 30 percent rating is granted.,The reduction of acne rating from 10 percent to zero percent was improper and restoration of the 10 percent rating is denied.,The reduction in rating for lumbosacral strain from 40 percent to 10 percent was improper and restoration of the 40 percent rating is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's depression is rated at a 70 percent disability rating, effective from the date of this decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has revised the August 2018 rating decision to grant service connection for other specified anxiety disorder due to a finding of clear and unmistakable error.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected other specified anxiety disorder and related digestive issues have been granted increased initial ratings of 30% each, effective October 26, 2018.
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