Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for adjustment disorder and an earlier effective date prior to December 2, 2014, but granted total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating or an earlier effective date, but his disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment starting on December 2, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089955
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