The Veteran's adjustment disorder from February 14, 2011 to May 5, 2020 is granted a 30 percent evaluation.,Since May 6, 2020, the Veteran's adjustment disorder is granted a 70 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s symptoms during times of acute back pain caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity warranting a 30 percent rating. Since May 6, 2020, the Veteran's adjustment disorder is characterized by severe depression affecting his ability to function reliably in any competitive environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20063817
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for adjustment disorder and hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder was not manifested by occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment at any point during the appeal period. The criteria for entitlement to an initial rating higher than 50 percent for service-connected adjustment disorder have not been met.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for a VA psychiatric examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with cannabis use disorder is granted effective June 28, 2002 and a rating of 100 percent is granted.
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