The Veteran's initial claims for service connection of HIV and associated depression were granted on March 6, 2000. The effective dates for these grants are also March 6, 2000.,Prior to January 3, 2014, the Veteran was awarded a 50 percent disability evaluation for his service-connected depression associated with HIV.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's initial claims were received on March 6, 2000, and he has been granted service connection for both HIV and depression. The effective dates are based on when these claims were first submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- depression associated with HIV
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1717003
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