The Board has granted a 70 percent evaluation for the service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, effective from December 30, 2002. The veteran's disability picture is characterized by serious occupational impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report indicated that the veteran had a GAF score of 40, which represents serious symptoms or significant impairment in social or occupational functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635209
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, finding that her symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
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