Nexus letter
Generalized anxiety disorder
An opinion addressing anxiety as a direct result of service or secondary to another rated condition.
$895 for this condition · $149 to start
What this claim turns on
Anxiety disorders are frequently rated under the same diagnostic code as other mental health conditions, which means a claim can succeed or fail on how clearly the record distinguishes the anxiety from a co-occurring condition. Where a veteran already has a rated condition — PTSD, a painful musculoskeletal injury, a serious respiratory diagnosis — a physician can explain how the anxiety arises from it, and whether it represents a distinct disability or an aggravation of an existing one. That distinction has direct rating consequences, so it is worth stating precisely.
Commonly claimed as secondary to
If one of these is already service connected, this condition may be claimable as secondary to it. Your intake asks which pathway applies.
Conditions often secondary to this one
If anxiety is already service connected for you, these conditions are frequently claimed as flowing from it. Each needs its own opinion.
Records to have ready
Your physician needs these to form an opinion. Gathering them before you start is the single biggest thing you can do to move your case quickly.
- DD-214 or other separation document
- Service treatment records covering your time in service
- Current VA or private treatment records showing a diagnosis
- Any VA rating decision or denial letter you have received
- Mental health treatment records
- Records for any related service-connected condition
Missing something? Start anyway and tell us in the intake. Sometimes a gap changes the approach rather than stopping the claim. How to request your records.