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Anxiety disorders are rated under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

Decided on Occupational & social impairment

Social anxiety disorder is rated under 38 CFR 4.130 General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders at 0 to 100 percent based on functional impairment.

Decided on Occupational and social impairment

Illness anxiety disorder is rated under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, 0 to 100 percent based on occupational and social impairment from the p

Decided on Occupational and social impairment

Bruxism does not have its own diagnostic code. It is most commonly rated under code 9905 (TMJ) when it causes TMJ residuals, or as secondary to a service connec

Decided on Interincisal opening and diet limits

Panic disorder is rated under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

Decided on Occupational and social impairment

Depersonalization-derealization disorder is rated under 38 CFR 4.130 General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders at 0 to 100 percent.

Decided on Occupational and social impairment

POTS is rated by analogy under 38 CFR 4.104 (cardiovascular) DC 7099-7011 at 10 to 60 percent based on symptom severity and ability to function.

Decided on Orthostatic symptom severity

Generalized anxiety disorder is rated under DC 9400 using the general rating formula for mental disorders in 38 CFR 4.130. Here is the 0 to 100 percent scale, h

Every PTSD, depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia, and other mental disorder claim uses the same six-rung ladder: 0, 10, 30, 50, 70, 100. Here is what eac

… service connected. The calendar is not the test. When PTSD, anxiety, or the medications treating them cause or worsen GERD, the claim travels as a secondary con

… m occupational tasks, with symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss. - **50 percent:** reduced reliability and p

… for the numbers. - **TMJ secondary to bruxism from PTSD or anxiety** is a recognized secondary path under 38 CFR 3.310. - **Even a 0 percent dental rating has

… m occupational tasks, with symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss. You generally function satisfactorily. - **

… p between IBS and mental health conditions such as PTSD and anxiety is well documented in the medical literature, and long-term NSAID or antibiotic use for serv

… .130), the same 0 to 100 percent scale used for depression, anxiety, and PTSD. That placement matters because the formula's 30 percent level lists **chronic sle

… ity to perform tasks, with symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks weekly or less, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss | | 50 percent | R

… ry claims.** Chronic tinnitus commonly leads to insomnia or anxiety, which are rated under their own codes. The real value often lies in those secondaries. - **

… substance abuse; episodes of depression, panic attacks, or anxiety without an identifiable cause; or unexplained economic or social behavior changes." A few k

… al health**: chronic pain that contributes to depression or anxiety can support a secondary service connection claim under [38 CFR 3.310](/education/secondary-c

… hain). - **The pyramiding trap.** Chronic sleep impairment, anxiety, and depressed mood are symptoms **inside** the mental health formula, so they are rated as

… service connected mental health** -> secondary depression, anxiety, panic disorder, substance use disorder, eating disorder - **Diabetes type 2** -> peripheral

… nected condition that drives weight gain. - **Depression or anxiety** secondary to chronic pain from a service connected musculoskeletal condition. - **Radiculo

… /education/how-va-rates-depression-dc-9434) - [How VA rates anxiety (DC 9400)](/education/how-va-rates-anxiety-dc-9400) - [PTSD claims: diagnosis, stressors, an

… te down, ahead of time, what your **worst days** look like. Anxiety and the pressure of the appointment can make it hard to remember in the moment, and a calm w

… alth treatment afterward. MST can support PTSD, depression, anxiety, and related conditions. You do not have to relive every detail in your own paperwork. The m

… ernment. **Presumptive conditions:** Psychosis, Any of the anxiety states, Dysthymic disorder, Organic residuals of frostbite, Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, H