The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress prior to May 23, 2023 and granted a 50 percent rating from May 23, 2023 to August 13, 2023. A rating in excess of 70 percent was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating at any point during the appeal period due to their severity and frequency.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032743
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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