The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for Unspecified Depressive Disorder and a TDIU, effective January 8, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood, due to symptoms including suicidal ideation, inability to establish and maintain effective relationships; and impaired impulse control. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25050625
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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