The Board granted a 70 percent rating for depressive disorder with anxiety and insomnia, but denied an initial compensable rating for dental teeth seven, eight, and nine. The issues of service connection for hypertension and left ear hearing loss were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability results in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total occupational and social impairment. The loss of the three teeth can be restored by a suitable prosthesis, so a noncompensable rating is warranted for dental teeth seven, eight, and nine.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder with anxiety and insomnia, Hypertension, Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107749
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