The Veteran's psychiatric residuals of a traumatic brain injury, characterized as depressive disorder with anxiety, are granted at a 70% disability rating effective March 29, 2013. Other TBI residuals remain rated at 10%. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, including work, family relations, thinking, and mood.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with anxiety, sinus and facial fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20075767
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