The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for adjustment disorder and mood disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25000344
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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