The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total rating based on individual unemployability was granted, with the effective date set at November 16, 1998. The RO also granted service connection for major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence showed the appellant was rendered unemployable due to her psychiatric disability (major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder).
- Claimed conditions
- maxillary sinusitis with headaches, residuals of sprain of the right acromioclavicular joint, scars of the back and right arm, residuals of automobile accident
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0304198
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 541 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating, in excess of 30 percent, for maxillary sinusitis with headaches has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the appellant's claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to her countable income exceeding the applicable maximum annual pension rate. The appeal is also remanded for issues related to service connection and effective dates.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was granted effective September 30, 2001. The effective date is not earlier than the date of receipt of her formal claim on May 19, 1998.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for TDIU benefits in December 1994. The RO granted TDIU benefits effective September 30, 2001, but found that an earlier effective date is not warranted.
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