The Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 50 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 70 percent or above.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a disability rating of 70 percent or higher, as they more closely approximated the symptoms associated with a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2026
- Citation
- A26040062
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood) is granted an initial rating of 50 percent, but no higher.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD as the Veteran was not diagnosed with PTSD based on DSM-5 criteria. The appeal for an increased rating for Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood is dismissed as moot due to a prior restoration of the evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of January 9, 2023 for the award of a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD. The earliest claim was filed on that date.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and other conditions were addressed. The Board found the reduction from 30% to 0% for allergic rhinitis was improper and restored the rating. The claim of service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to new evidence.
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