The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, specifically adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, is rated at 50 percent. The symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran’s unlisted symptoms did not more closely approximate the level required for a higher rating than 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21004010
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, due to outstanding service treatment records and the need for a more adequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction from 70 percent to 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was dismissed because it was not a final decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition described as adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression is granted, as it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected right eye disability.
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