Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for depressive disorder with major depressive like episodes and anxious distress, effective from October 21, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of the depressive disorder have been manifested by significant impairment in multiple areas, including work, social relationships, and daily functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis, depressive disorder with major depressive like episodes and anxious distress, residuals of a right ankle injury, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102884
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