The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depression, finding that the symptoms observed are commensurate with occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show impairment commensurate with total occupational and social impairment as required for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder (depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25005396
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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