The Board denied the Veteran's entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms did not more closely approximate causing occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, or worse. The evidence also does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25014705
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