The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood and assigned a 30 percent evaluation. The effective date remains February 26, 1998, as this is when the initial claim was received. The veteran's mental disorder results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood meets the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, as evidenced by his symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0413997
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