The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder warrants a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented with symptoms consistent with moderate to severe depression, including depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, and impaired impulse control. These symptoms have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, tension headaches, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801364
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