The Veteran's other specified depressive disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, effective December 15, 2022. The Board has remanded the case for further review.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating as the symptoms do not meet the criteria for a 70 or 100 percent evaluation due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26002537
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's other specified depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no higher, for the entire appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and insufficient evidence to verify the Veteran's reported stressors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, other specified trauma related disorder, and other specified depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's other specified depressive disorder is granted an initial 70 percent disability rating, effective July 26, 2022.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for other specified depressive disorder was denied, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.
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