The Board granted a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and unspecified depressive disorder, but no higher. The claim for service connection for chronic diarrhea was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed deficiencies in most areas such as work, family relations, judgment, or mood, due to symptoms like near continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively, and difficulty establishing effective work and social relationships. A higher rating is warranted but a 100 percent rating is not.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, chronic diarrhea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038312
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic diarrhea, headaches, and neck pain for initial adjudication on the merits by the AOJ.
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