The Board has granted an initial 100 percent evaluation for the Veteran's mood disorder due to traumatic brain injury from June 29, 2005 to May 21, 2007, based on total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found severe impairment in both occupational and social functioning, consistent with a diagnosis of mood disorder due to traumatic brain injury with major depressive-like episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder due to traumatic brain injury, major depressive-like episode
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1232918
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