The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is granted a 70 percent evaluation, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran's symptoms of depression, anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, flattened affect, disturbance of motivation and mood, irritability, impaired memory, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and difficulty in establishing and maintaining relationships result in deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085386
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