The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol abuse warrants a 50 percent rating on and after August 20, 2010. The claim for service connection for the residuals of a right total knee replacement is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms align with a 50 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety, Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2018
- Citation
- 1824149
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol use disorder, has not resulted in occupational and social impairment that warrants a higher rating than the current 30 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial increased rating in excess of 50 percent for his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood and panic attacks is denied prior to November 9, 2017. From that date, the Veteran's claim for a higher rating is also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood and headaches are rated at 70 percent disabling effective April 7, 2009.
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