The Board has determined that the veteran's major depressive disorder with PTSD warrants a 100 percent disability rating, effective from the date of his claim. The veteran is also granted an earlier effective date for TDIU to November 26, 1998.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows total occupational and social impairment due to severe depression and associated symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder with PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603008
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Decisions by this judge: 1,643 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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