Rating criteria
| Rating | When it applies |
|---|---|
| 100% | Total occupational and social impairment due to: gross impairment in thought processes or communication, persistent delusions or hallucinations, grossly inappropriate behavior, persistent danger of hurting self or others, inability to perform ADLs, disorientation to time or place, memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name |
| 70% | Deficiencies in most areas (work, school, family, judgment, thinking, mood) due to: suicidal ideation, obsessional rituals, illogical/obscure speech, near-continuous panic or depression, impaired impulse control, spatial disorientation, neglect of appearance/hygiene, difficulty adapting to stress, inability to establish effective relationships |
| 50% | Reduced reliability and productivity due to: flattened affect, panic attacks more than once a week, difficulty understanding complex commands, impaired short/long-term memory, impaired judgment, disturbances of motivation and mood, difficulty establishing effective relationships |
| 30% | Occasional decrease in work efficiency with intermittent inability to perform tasks due to: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss |
| 10% | Mild or transient symptoms that decrease work efficiency only during periods of significant stress, or symptoms controlled by continuous medication |
| 0% | Diagnosed, but symptoms not severe enough to interfere with occupational/social functioning or require continuous medication |
Related conditions
Conditions often claimed with depression (MDD): Sleep apnea, PTSD, Anxiety disorder, Erectile dysfunction, Substance abuse disorder, Hypertension, and Weight gain.
A secondary claim needs a medical nexus linking the condition to a service-connected one.