The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Tension headaches are currently rated as noncompensable (0 percent), and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress did not cause the level of impairment required for a disability rating of 70 percent or higher, which is necessary to grant an initial rating in excess of 50 percent.,Tension headaches have occurred with less frequent attacks during the appeal period and do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under DC 8100.
- Claimed conditions
- Persistent Depressive Disorder with Anxious Distress, Tension Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24019156
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at a 10% disability rating, effective from the date of the June 2020 decision. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable.
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