The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, leading to the grant of a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of depression significantly impacted his ability to work, as evidenced by the private vocational assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- Tinea pedis, Unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045333
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 749 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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