The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, but remanded claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities and urinary frequency.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate a 50 percent rating for his unspecified depressive disorder, as they cause occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The claims for service connection were remanded due to an inadequate VA examination report that did not consider the Veteran's reported pain in his feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified depressive disorder, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010320
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 837 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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