The Board has restored the Veteran's initial 70 percent rating for his service-connected major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that there was no material improvement in his condition at the time of the reduction.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate a material improvement in the Veteran’s psychiatric disability such that the criteria for a rating reduction would be met.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2020
- Citation
- A20018892
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What this means for you
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