The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder alone does not result in functional impairment that precludes him from maintaining substantially gainful employment, thus TDIU for a single service-connected disability is denied.
The deciding factor: There is substantial overlap between the symptoms of the Veteran's service-connected Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, making it impossible to distinguish their effects on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Lumbosacral Strain with Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Left Wrist Sprain, Post-Traumatic Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2026
- Citation
- A26032326
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