The Board granted restoration of a 50% disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder, denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, and granted TDIU from May 20, 2023.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the disability rating for adjustment disorder was not based on evidence of sustained material improvement under ordinary conditions of life and work, thus it was improper. The Veteran's symptoms did not more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas of function to warrant a higher initial rating for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109526
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