The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, with anxious distress, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 50 percent rating; she experienced occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. There was no evidence of deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041244
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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