Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating as they were not shown to be equivalent in severity, frequency, and duration to the symptoms listed for a 100 percent rating, nor did they result in total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107224
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