Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 50 percent for persistent depressive disorder with mild anxious distress and mild pure dysthymic syndrome, effective April 21, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098753
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