The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia disorder, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder with anxious distress, Insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043993
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 9, 2024, for the assignment of a 70 percent evaluation for insomnia disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted the appeal by restoring a separate rating for insomnia disorder effective April 1, 2025, as there was no clear and unmistakable error in the May 10, 2023 rating decision.
- Denied
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