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AI guide · instant answers 24/7PTSD, anxiety, depression. The examiner rates how your symptoms affect work and relationships. Walk in ready to show that.
About a 4-minute readThe examiner is measuring occupational and social impairment: how your symptoms affect work, relationships and daily functioning, and how often.
They also record how you present in the room (mood, speech, eye contact), so show up as you normally are.
| 100% | Total occupational and social impairment: persistent delusions or hallucinations, danger to self or others, unable to do basic self-care, disoriented, severe memory loss |
|---|---|
| 70% | Deficiencies in most areas: suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, near-continuous panic or depression, impaired impulse control, can’t keep effective relationships |
| 50% | Reduced reliability and productivity: panic attacks more than weekly, flattened affect, impaired judgment, trouble with complex commands, disturbances of motivation and mood |
| 30% | Occasional decrease in work efficiency: depressed mood, anxiety, panic attacks (weekly or less), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss |
| 10% | Mild or transient symptoms, or controlled by continuous medication |
The rating is not a symptom checklist. It is a judgment about the level of impairment your symptoms cause, with the symptoms in the formula as examples (Vazquez-Claudio v. Shinseki).
That is why real-life impact, with frequency, matters more than naming a diagnosis.
If talking about what happened brings up emotion, let it. It is clinical evidence of severity, not weakness.
If your mental health condition keeps you from holding substantially gainful work, you can be paid at the 100% rate through TDIU even with a lower combined rating. Say clearly how the condition affects your ability to work.
Mental health conditions commonly lead to sleep apnea, insomnia, migraines, GERD or IBS, substance use, and erectile dysfunction (adds SMC-K). They are also often secondary to chronic pain. Each can be its own claim.
The examiner notes appearance and grooming as clinical observations. Don’t dress up or present better than your typical day.
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