The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression is rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to the lack of occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the Veteran’s contentions regarding his mental health symptoms and their impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19132260
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, finding that her symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, but remanded the claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbosacral strain, to include low back pain, a right hip disability, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The Board also remanded the claim for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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