The veteran's rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and panic attacks was increased to 70%.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress and panic attacks
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25007002
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 705 · Granted: 38% (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
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent initial rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine arthritis, while denying earlier effective dates for the service connection of lower left extremity radiculopathies.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of March 3, 2021, for the evaluation of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and panic attacks.
- Denied
The claim of service connection for hearing loss is denied.,The claims of effective date earlier than June 17, 2017, for service connection for tinnitus and degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome are both denied.,The claim of a rating higher than 70 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and panic attacks is denied.,The claim of an earlier effective date for the grant of 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and panic attacks is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a medical examination. The issues of TDIU are also remanded.
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