The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at 100 percent from April 30, 2019. The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the service-connected adjustment disorder and dismissed the claim for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of intermittent ability to perform activities of daily living, difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances including worklike setting, and memory loss resulted in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2022
- Citation
- A22022130
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- Denied
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