The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder and remanded the claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity more closely approximated the criteria for a 50 percent disability rating, but no higher.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054948
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
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