Va Rating For Social Anxiety

The VA rates depression using the same general rating formula as all mental disorders including anxiety schizophrenia psychosis bipolar disorder PTSD and adjustment disorder.

Va rating for social anxiety. When rating service-connected anxiety disorders VA uses the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders included in 38 CFR 4130 to assign one of the following percentages. All mental health disorders are rated as a single disorder. Unable to function in most social and work areas with symptoms such as obsessive behaviors illogical speech depression and panic so persistent that it interferes with ability to function suicidal thinking inability to control impulses including becoming violent without provocation neglecting self-care such as hygiene inability to handle stress andor inability to maintain relationships. However the condition does not cause any major functional impairment and can be managed with medication.

While most people feel anxious some of the time in some social situations for people with Social Phobia the anxiety is strong and long-lasting and gets in the way of them doing things they want to do especially when they avoid social situations that cause them to feel uncomfortable. 10 VA Rating for Depression and Anxiety A 10 percent disability rating also represents a less severe form of depression or anxiety. The veteran may experience mild periods of high stress resulting in minor social and occupational impairment. 70 Rating The medical condition is starting to become unmanageable in the 70 rating category.

If you claimed it you would be service connected for narcisistic personality disorder with anxiety disorder or anxiety disorder with narcisistic personality disorder. A mental condition has been formally diagnosed but symptoms are not severe enough either to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continuous medication Veterans diagnosed with social anxiety receive VA impairment ratings of 0 10 30 50 70 or 100. People with Social Phobia feel anxious or nervous in one or more social situations. These ratings are based on the level of social and occupational impairment a veteran experiences and the severity of symptoms VA uses to characterize that impairment.

0 10 30 50 70 or 100. The VA will give you a disability rating based upon the severity of your Anxiety Disorder. The veteran experiences occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work school family relations judgment thinking or mood due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation obsessive rituals that interfere with day to day activities illogical speech near-continuous panic attacks depression that affects the ability to function independently impaired impulse control neglect of personal hygiene and appearance difficulty adapting to stressful. The VA recognizes social and occupational impairment due to symptoms such as depressed mood mild memory loss anxiety panic attacks or suspiciousness.

At this stage your anxiety could hinder your ability to work but wont prevent you from finding a job entirely. The rating criteria for narcisistic personality disorder would be the same as anxiety disorder. At 50 your anxiety could lead to reduced reliability and productivity making it more challenging to hold a job. In this rating the VA acknowledges that the anxiety disorder is starting to affect your normal functionality which is why you should receive at least partial benefits.

The VAs diagnostic codes for anxiety disorders as well as other related disorders are as follows.