The Veteran is entitled to a rating of 70 percent for service-connected major depressive disorder, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood from December 31, 2014 to October 3, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran's symptoms during this period approximated impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence) which is contemplated by the 70 percent criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048360
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, effective October 24, 2017. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to the need for a more comprehensive medical examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, finding that the Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder prior to September 10, 2022, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter.
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