A rating of 100 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder prior to and as of July 8, 2024, is granted.,A rating in excess of 50 percent for tension headaches, to include on an extraschedular basis, is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture most nearly approximated the criteria for a 100 percent rating throughout the period on appeal due to total occupational and social impairment caused by suicidal thoughts and memory impairments causing difficulty with completing tasks related to caring for himself.,The Veteran's tension headaches are evaluated under Diagnostic Code 8100, which does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26018001
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