The Veteran's major depression has been manifested by anxiety, depression and intermittent suicidal ideation, related to severity of physical symptoms, and has been clinically characterized as no worse than mild to moderate overall.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's major depression was found to be no worse than mild to moderate overall, warranting a 30 percent rating under the criteria for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908909
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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- Denied
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