The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, effective October 19, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including severe depression and chronic sleep impairment, equate to social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, as required for a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25026100
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 705 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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