The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood is causally related to his in-service diagnosis of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current psychiatric disorder and his in-service symptoms, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1432116
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective August 23, 2017, as this is the earliest date his disabilities meet the criteria for a total disability rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, combined, meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU effective June 27, 2014. The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 27, 2014 for her TDIU and DEA eligibility.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating as there is no evidence of total social and occupational impairment.
- Whole decision: Denied
Service connection for PTSD was denied.,Increased ratings for Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood and Migraine Headaches were also denied. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for Migraine Headaches prior to October 14, 2020 is being remanded.
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