The Veteran's effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for recurrent major depression and total disability rating based on individual unemployability was established as November 1, 2001.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported an increase in the severity of the Veteran's depressive disorder to warrant a 70 percent rating beginning November 1, 2001, with resolution of the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910992
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and recurrent major depression are granted a 100 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran already receiving a 100 percent schedular rating for her service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical opinions regarding all acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD. The Veteran should be provided with a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a disability in service or continuity of symptoms thereafter.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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