The Veteran's currently shown psychiatric disorder, major depressive disorder, is found to have its onset during her period of active duty. The Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current major depressive disorder had its onset during her period of active duty in March 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1113035
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left shoulders, and right knee degenerative arthritis. The appeals for increased ratings for radiculopathy were denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities are all found to be related to his service-connected PTSD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to have caused or aggravated his current sleep apnea, heart disability, venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities, and benign prostatic hypertrophy. Service connection for these conditions is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than June 14, 2004 for the grant of service connection for venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities is denied as there was no prior claim filed before this date.
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