The Board granted the reinstatement of a 70% rating for an acquired psychiatric disability from June 1, 2023, and denied a higher rating or TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show sustained improvement in the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability under ordinary conditions of life and work, nor was there evidence that the Veteran was unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress, traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034764
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for traumatic brain injury has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for a mental health condition and denied service connection for an eye condition. The claims for autoimmune limbic encephalitis with non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (NPLE) with GAD65 antibodies and dystonia and dystonic tremor were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 3, 2022, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic post-traumatic headaches, service connection for a traumatic brain injury, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, insomnia, and sleeping condition.
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