The Veteran's mental condition, diagnosed as adjustment disorder with anxiety, has not met the criteria for a higher rating. The symptoms have been consistent with those required for a 50 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a 70 percent or higher rating under Diagnostic Code 9440.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129387
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for a procedural defect related to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of adjustment disorder with anxiety.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, celiac disease with cyclic vomiting syndrome, adjustment disorder with anxiety, PTSD, and ulnar and median neuropathy of the right upper extremity as they were essentially identical to previous denials.
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