The Veteran is eligible for the full 100% level of educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to his discharge from service due to a service-connected psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was discharged from service due to a service-connected psychiatric disability (major depressive episode and dysthymic disorder).
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive episode, dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2013
- Citation
- 1343436
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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