The Board granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and insomnia disorder, but denied higher ratings or service connection for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, justifying a 70 percent rating under the general rating formula for mental disorders. Other claims were denied due to insufficient evidence of compensable visual impairment, incapacitating episodes, or other required criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, and Insomnia Disorder, Chronic Allergic Conjunctivitis, to include Retinal Lattice Degeneration with Atrophic Holes and Open-Angle Glaucoma, Lumbosacral Strain, Right Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis (for Painful Motion, plus Any Limitation of Abduction, Adduction, and/or Rotation), Right Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis (Limitation of Extension), Right Hip Iliopsoas Tendonitis (Limitation of Flexion), Left Knee Anterior Surgical Scar, Left Knee Patellar Chondromalacia with Meniscal Tear, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064310
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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