The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and also granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability based on service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment, including deficiencies in most areas, warranted a 70 percent rating under the criteria for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104854
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder with anxiety disorder but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew all his current claims before a decision was made.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and special monthly compensation were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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