The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity during the period from August 20, 2007 to October 22, 2012. The symptoms included depressed mood, disturbances of motivation and mood, impaired impulse control, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, and intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living.
The deciding factor: The March 2017 VA examination found the Veteran's psychiatric condition resulted in total social and occupational impairment with symptoms including depressed mood, disturbances of motivation and mood, impaired impulse control, chronic sleep impairment, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, difficulty establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, and intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23010724
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of service connection (January 23, 2020), due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
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