The veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia, effective November 16, 2018.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's psychiatric disability symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress and insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050301
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
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