The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for service connection of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was granted. The effective date is set at February 24, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence received after his separation from active duty in April 2007, leading to the grant of service connection for adjustment disorder with a 70% rating and an effective date of February 24, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106778
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, but denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher initial rating for the service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the earliest possible effective date had been assigned.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee, ankle, and leg disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 50% disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder, denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and granted TDIU from May 20, 2023.
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