The Board granted service connection for major depression with PTSD and assigned a 50% disability rating effective October 31, 2008. Service connection was also granted for rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis of the feet, hands, ankles, wrists, hips, and shoulders. The effective dates were not specified as they are pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for major depression with PTSD was reopened based on new evidence received after the October 1996 final denial. Service connection was granted effective October 31, 2008. For rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis of the feet, hands, ankles, wrists, hips, and shoulders, service connection was also granted but with no specific effective date as it is pending.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression with PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1525770
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