The Board granted a 50 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied a compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for cervical strain and left upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of panic attacks, chronic sleep impairment, and mild memory loss more closely approximate the criteria for a 50 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders, but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The evidence does not show deficiencies in most areas as required for a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Hypertension, Cervical Strain, Left Upper Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106678
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