Rating Regulation

38 CFR § 4.126

Evaluation of disability from mental disorders

How the Board has used this section

64%

Any-grant when cited

50,296

Decisions citing it

Approx. 64% of published Board decisions that cite this section granted at least one issue. This reflects the mix of claims where the section comes up, not the legal merit of any single claim. See the decisions.

Diagnostic codes most associated with it

DC 9413 , Unspecified anxiety disorder536 decisions DC 9440 , Chronic adjustment disorder1,385 decisions DC 9400 , Generalized anxiety disorder1,074 decisions DC 9433 , Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)537 decisions DC 9411 , Posttraumatic stress disorder34,108 decisions DC 9434 , Major depressive disorder6,182 decisions DC 9412 , Panic disorder and/or agoraphobia218 decisions DC 9435 , Unspecified depressive disorder1,546 decisions

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