The Board has granted a 100 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected mood disorder and determined that the charged loan guaranty indebtedness was validly established in the amount of $12,429.86.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed total occupational and social impairment due to the veteran's service-connected mood disorder, warranting a 100 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 9435.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0002560
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
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