The Board granted an increased initial rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, as the symptoms most nearly approximate total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms, including persistent danger of hurting self or others, intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living, disorientation to time or place, and memory loss, warranted a 100 percent rating under the General Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053177
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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