The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder based on the severity and frequency of symptoms that caused occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating, resulting in a level of impairment that most closely approximated the criteria for this rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030682
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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