The Board has granted an effective date of April 23, 2008 for the award of a 50 percent rating for mood disorder, NOS. The Veteran's symptoms and disability picture during this period more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's mood disorder was manifested by significant instability since her divorce in 2008, with ongoing stresses and disorganized situations, leading to moderate symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood Disorder NOS (formerly claimed as Depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1512856
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