The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education, skill, and training.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experiences significant occupational and social impairment due to his psychiatric symptoms, including depressed mood, anxiety, near-continuous panic, chronic sleep impairment, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified depressive disorder, Unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028409
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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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the case.
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