The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood is rated at 50 percent, and his left knee disability is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has found that the evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition. The case is remanded to schedule a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s adjustment disorder with depressed mood and left partial patella tear do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, Left Partial Patella Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141583
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, based on the Veteran's reported symptoms during and since service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 30, 2020, for the award of service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and denied increased ratings for left foot cuneiform fracture, left lower extremity anterior tibial (deep peroneal) nerve impairment, and facial scars.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied service connection for sinusitis. The Board also granted initial ratings of 20%, 30%, and 70% for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, respectively.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood was granted a 70 percent rating, but erectile dysfunction was denied a compensable rating.
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