The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a 50 percent or higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric disability was rated at 30 percent throughout the evaluation period, and the Board found that his level of impairment did not meet or approximate the severity required for a higher rating based on the symptoms he presented.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163482
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as the evidence did not show that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood as the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.
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