The Board granted a higher initial rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder effective December 19, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including suicidal ideation and impaired impulse control, more closely approximate the criteria for a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038699
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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