The Board granted a 50 percent initial rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The frequency, severity, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms are equivalent to those required for a 50 percent rating, resulting in reduced reliability and productivity. The evidence also supports that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood (psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070750
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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