The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that it manifested with occupational and social impairment in most areas.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed symptoms of depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships, impaired judgment, and difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances including work or a work-like setting.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder (claimed as anxiety disorder with depressive and anxious features)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097638
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