The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is currently rated at 50 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran was denied entitlement to TDIU as his service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood.,The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood alone does not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to his ability to perform sedentary or light work activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064544
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- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 70 percent for service-connected Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood is granted. The remaining issues are remanded for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in the current file, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered with new evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his current condition is related to events during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is needed to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and the Veteran should be afforded a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorders.
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