The veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with depression is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence to warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of the veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with depression do not more nearly approximate those required for a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic adjustment disorder with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0714450
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- Granted
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- Denied
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