The Board granted a 50 percent initial disability rating for adjustment disorder, with anxiety and depressed mood from December 6, 2023, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and depression.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of disturbances of motivation and mood supported the grant of a higher initial rating, but there was no evidence of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment to warrant a 70 percent or 100 percent rating.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, depression, adjustment disorder, with anxiety and depressed mood

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

50%

Decision date

October 28, 2025

Citation

A25093481

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