The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression to include residuals of TBI was granted, effective March 10, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s symptoms and functional impairment caused by his chronic adjustment disorder and residuals of TBI more nearly approximated total social and occupational impairment, warranting a 100% rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depression, Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128220
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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.
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- Granted
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