The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for depressive disorder with major depressive-like episode and anxious distress, but remanded the claims for generalized fatigue and chronic muscle pain and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 9434. The evidence did not support an evaluation greater than 70 percent or a total disability based on individual unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder with major depressive-like episode and anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048577
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.
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