The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for an adjustment disorder with depression was granted, and he is now entitled to a 10 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder. The effective date of this grant is April 1, 2013.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received in March 2010, which led to the reopening of the Veteran's claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder with depression. As a result, he is now entitled to a 10 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder as of April 1, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, major depressive disorder, bilateral hip arthralgia, left lower extremity neuropathy, right foot cold injury residuals, left foot cold injury residuals, right foot plantar wart disability, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1526029
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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