The Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating due to occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.,The Veteran's right wrist strain is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board found no evidence supporting an increase in this rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's anxiety disorder manifested with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,There is no evidence showing that the right wrist strain warranted an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Right Wrist Strain, Migraines, Chronic Sinusitis, Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26022512
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