The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder with depressed mood and insomnia disorder with non-sleep medical co-morbidity, was granted a 70 percent rating from March 25, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total social and occupational impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, insomnia disorder with non-sleep medical co-morbidity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001108
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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