The Veteran's initial claim for service connection was granted in July 1999, and he received a 10% rating for atypical affective disorder effective September 16, 1992. The RO increased the rating to 30% from August 8, 2002.,The Veteran appealed the higher ratings assigned by the Board in July 2004 and was denied again in November 2012. The Court granted a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) in May 2007, which remanded the matters to the Court for further proceedings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have been rated based on their impact on his occupational and social functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- atypical affective disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1331633
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Veteran's atypical affective disorder was denied increased ratings, with the Board finding that the current schedular criteria are adequate to rate his condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal involves the initial rating for an atypical affective disorder, with staged ratings from 10% to 50%. The case is being remanded due to additional evidence submitted by his attorney.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for an atypical affective disorder and awarded a 10 percent evaluation, effective September 16, 1992. The rating was increased to 30 percent on January 27, 1997.
- Whole decision: Denied
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