The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than October 22, 2001 for the grant of service connection for major depression with PTSD is not warranted.
The deciding factor: There was no pending claim prior to October 22, 2001 for which a higher rating could have been granted. The veteran's previous claims for service connection were finally resolved by the RO's August 1991 and February 1998 denials of each claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression with PTSD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0740086
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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