The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his psychiatric disorder before February 25, 2012 was denied. The claim for a higher disability rating from February 25, 2012 to March 28, 2017 was also denied. A TDIU beginning on March 29, 2017 is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a disability rating higher than 30 percent before February 25, 2012 and from February 25, 2012 to March 28, 2017. The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder alone did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19003282
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Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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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 appeal for an increased rating of 70 percent for service-connected Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood is granted. The remaining issues are remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in the current file, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered with new evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his current condition is related to events during his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is needed to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and the Veteran should be afforded a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders.
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