The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for depressive disorder with anxious distress, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability was found to be productive of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but not sufficient to warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025000
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with anxious distress and denied service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, which is already included in the rating for his service-connected depressive disorder.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder with anxious distress alone render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and a TDIU is granted.
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