The Board granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder prior to May 19, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity prior to May 19, 2022, warranting a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024311
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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