The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder was reopened, and she is granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: Material improvement in the veteran's major depressive disorder warranted reduction from 100 to 30 percent. The evidence supports a 70 percent rating based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (also claimed as rashes, to include urticaria, angioedema, psoriasis ad lichen simplex chronicus), major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0812468
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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