Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's mood disorder, granted an effective date of October 29, 2020, for service connection for the mood disorder, and granted service connection for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's mood disorder did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The Veteran's hypertension was found to have its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25097023
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