The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for generalized anxiety and major depressive disorder with substance abuse.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as they did not result in total social and occupational impairment. However, his unemployability was due to the combination of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Major depressive disorder with substance abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062636
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 9, 2022, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, other specified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating higher than 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, finding that his symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU, DEA benefits, and a finding of TDIU based solely on generalized anxiety disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 9, 2024, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for insomnia disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
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