The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, including depression, dysthymic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder, is now rated at 70% effective September 24, 2004. The Veteran also received a TDIU effective the same date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s psychiatric disability has caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas since September 24, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, dysthymic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069000
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
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