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The Depression & Anxiety Secondary to Pain Playbook
When chronic pain breaks your mental health — the VA owes you a rating for both.
$67 — Instant PDF60–80 pages
What's Inside
- How chronic pain, TBI, and physical disabilities cause secondary depression and anxiety
- VA's rating schedule for mental health conditions: what 30%, 50%, 70%, 100% require
- Filing depression or anxiety secondary to a physical service-connected condition
- Nexus letter templates for the pain-to-mental-health and disability-to-mental-health connections
- Personal statement strategy: how to describe functional impairment, not just symptoms
- C&P exam prep: what the examiner scores — and the specific questions to prepare for
- TDIU eligibility when mental health affects your ability to maintain employment
- Appendix: daily severity tracker, functional impact worksheet, pre-filing checklist
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⚡ Do This Now
→ Write a one-page personal statement describing how your physical condition has affected your mental health — sleep, relationships, work, isolation. Do it before you get a nexus letter. Your doctor needs your account.
Key Point
The C&P examiner for mental health uses the GAF (Global Assessment of Functioning) scale. Understanding what each score range means before your exam changes how you answer questions.
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