The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood has not been manifested by the required symptoms for a higher rating, and thus his initial claim for an increased rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate the necessary psychiatric impairment to warrant a 50% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9440.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008520
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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