The Board granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent for mood disorder with depression and anxiety, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood; however, they did not more closely approximate total occupation and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019609
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (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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