Granted
The Veteran is granted an initial 50 percent rating for MDD with GAD from August 9, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of blunt and flat affect, periods of lack of personal hygiene, short-term memory loss, hallucinations, and slowed speech are attributed to MDD with GAD, resulting in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085549
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