The Board granted an initial evaluation not to exceed 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood for the period prior to August 8, 2023, but denied a higher rating since that date. The other service connection claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a disability rating higher than 30 percent or higher for the initial rating period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Left Shoulder Strain, Status Post-Rotator Cuff Arthroscopy, Cervical Spine Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Lumbosacral Strain, Sleep Apnea (OSA), Splenomegaly, Right Hip Strain, Left Hip Strain, Total Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to Service-Connected Disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027852
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for the veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, as the evidence did not show that he was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
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