The Veteran's recurrent major depressive disorder has been rated at 70 percent since February 25, 2010. The effective date for the TDIU is also set to February 25, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU as of February 25, 2010 due to his service-connected recurrent major depressive disorder and other disabilities that bring his combined rating to at least 70 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- A19002779
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