The Veteran's Tourette's syndrome and adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to August 25, 2017. The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for this period.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks due to symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, flattened affect, difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, and the inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. These symptoms met the criteria for a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Tourette's syndrome, adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20020992
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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