The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder NOS and depressive disorder NOS have resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating. The claim for TDIU is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability has caused significant occupational and social impairment, meeting the criteria for a 50 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for evaluating mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder NOS, Depressive disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1620695
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder NOS and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for tension headaches, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder NOS, granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to the service-connected depressive disorder NOS, and granted Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ due to the service-connected depressive disorder NOS.
- Denied
The Veteran's depressive disorder NOS has been rated at 70 percent since May 1, 2020. The Board finds that the Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder and depression do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, as his physical impairments also contribute to his unemployability. The Board denied the TDIU claim due to lack of evidence showing exceptional factors from his service-connected disabilities.
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