Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder with primary insomnia effective December 16, 2019, and an initial 40 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease from June 27, 2017 through December 6, 2021.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of symptoms and their impact on occupational and social functioning as outlined in the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with primary insomnia, lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the right femoral nerve, radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve, radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve, painful bilateral breast reduction surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091180
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