The Veteran's depression NOS is rated at 30 percent from July 15, 2010 to August 4, 2022. The rating was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as flattened affect, circumstantial speech, panic attacks more than once a week, or other specified symptoms that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- depression NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23039966
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination and additional development of records, including private treatment records. The Veteran's service-connected depression NOS is being evaluated again.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination findings regarding the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD and depression. A new examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for depression NOS and mood disorder, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address whether any acquired psychiatric disorders are related to service, including as a continuation of in-service adjustment disorder.
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