The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, is currently rated at 50 percent. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating as they are consistent with a 50 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show symptoms associated with a 70 percent rating and the Veteran's function was not reduced to such an extent that it affected most areas of his life, including work, judgment, thinking, or mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144560
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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