Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for mood disorder but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from May 22, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, but he met the schedular criteria threshold for TDIU and was precluded from securing and following substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018297
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