The Veteran's depressive disorder due to another medical condition with mixed features is granted a rating of 50 percent.,Service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder are all granted.,Service connection for pain of lumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are all granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms resulted in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder due to another medical condition with mixed features.,Service connection is established as the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and somatic symptom disorder are all causally related to his service-connected urticaria.,Service connection is established as the Veteran's pain of lumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are all caused by or related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder due to another medical condition with mixed features, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Lumbosacral Strain, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Sciatic Nerve
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26011309
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is related to his active-duty service and has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress was granted, effective January 17, 2024. The Board has now granted an earlier effective date of May 31, 2019.
- Granted
The Veteran's persistent depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, the highest available rating under the General Formula for Mental Disorders. The other issues have been denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Major Depressive Disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective December 14, 2021. The Board also granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
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