The Veteran's Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood has been worsened by his service-connected tinnitus, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's Adjustment Disorder with depression and anxiety is aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26027216
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and unspecified sleep-wake disorder, effective May 30, 2023. Additionally, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected adjustment disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at a 50 percent disability rating since January 26, 2017. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including Major Depressive Disorder and Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The evidence shows that her current psychiatric symptoms are as likely as not related to her active military service.
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