The Board granted a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while granting service connection for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. The evidence did not support a higher or lower rating. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown to be compensable, and hypertension was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Bilateral hearing loss, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087781
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