The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for depression, not otherwise specified was granted with a 70% rating effective March 26, 2014. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for cervical disc disease is also on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for depression, not otherwise specified was granted with a 70% rating effective March 26, 2014 due to new and material evidence being submitted. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for cervical disc disease is also on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, not otherwise specified, L5-S1 spondylolisthesis with bilateral spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1519936
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for depression, not otherwise specified, as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any acquired psychiatric condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional errors and insufficient medical opinions, requiring further development of the record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to pre-decisional errors and insufficient medical opinions, requiring further development of the record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for depression and TDIU due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms attributed to multiple factors, including back pain and relationship problems.
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