The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for Major Depression Disorder prior to October 9, 2014, and thereafter, was dismissed as no substantive appeal was received within the required timeframe.
The deciding factor: No substantive appeal was submitted by the Veteran or his representative within the prescribed time frame.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18124100
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with major depression disorder is rated at 70 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating or TDIU has been denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's major depression disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating of greater than 50 percent is not warranted based on the evidence of record. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected Major Depression Disorder is rated at 100% for the duration of the period on appeal, granting a total disability rating. The issue of TDIU is dismissed as moot due to the award of a 100% rating. SMC at the housebound rate is denied.
- Partly granted
The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the January 9, 1986, rating decision was denied. The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the November 30, 2015, rating decision was granted, and an effective date of November 15, 1984, for the award of service connection for PTSD was assigned.
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