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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 699 · Granted: 12% (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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