The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is granted a 30 percent rating, effective prior to July 13, 2015. Service connection for gastrointestinal disability (H. Pylori) is granted. The Veteran’s post-surgical residuals of the right small finger are rated at zero percent. Service connection for functional impairment of right hand grip and strength is granted. For the period prior to November 10, 2014, a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus is denied.

The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks prior to July 13, 2015. Service connection for gastrointestinal disability (H. Pylori) was granted based on a history of symptoms during service that overlapped with the current diagnosis.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood"}, {"condition_name":"Gastrointestinal Disability, identified as Helicobacter pylori"}

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

November 29, 2019

Citation

19190018

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