The Veteran's claims for increased rating of anxiety disorder with depressive disorder, service connection for cerebrovascular disease, and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities were denied. The claim for TDIU was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation or service connection under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder with Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2015
- Citation
- 1554457
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition, anxiety disorder with depressive disorder, is rated at 70 percent effective September 7, 2024. The Board has remanded the service connection for left hand fracture and other issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically anxiety disorder with depressive disorder, is rated at a maximum of 50 percent from February 21, 2013, to March 31, 2016, and at a maximum of 70 percent from April 15, 2016, to April 19, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's anxiety disorder with depressive disorder is currently rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The evidence does not show total occupational and social impairment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for anxiety disorder with depressive disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a pending claim prior to March 7, 2012. The effective date assigned is March 7, 2012.
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