The Board has granted service connection for a depressive disorder and awarded a 100% rating, effective January 10, 1991. The veteran's claim for disability compensation at the rate of $2,163 prior to December 1, 2001 is denied as there was no legal basis for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The September 1988 RO decision denying service connection for a nervous condition (PTSD) became final. The veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder identified as PTSD was received on January 10, 1991, and the effective date of the award is fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of application.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0415956
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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.
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