The Board granted an initial 50 percent disability rating for Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, effective August 24, 2021.
The deciding factor: The severity of the appellant's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired judgment, and other listed symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036411
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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