The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress from April 25, 2017 to November 28, 2018. The decision also notes that the issue of entitlement to TDIU remains viable and inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's persistent depressive disorder symptoms more closely approximated a 70 percent rating due to difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, irritability, and occasional aggressive behaviors. The severity of these symptoms was deemed sufficient to meet the criteria for a 70 percent evaluation but not for a higher one.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20007393
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple musculoskeletal conditions and a psychiatric condition, all of which were determined to be caused by an in-service injury.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating for persistent depressive disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect involving concurrent election of review options.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial, gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding the proposed reduction in evaluation of persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress is dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.
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