The Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent effective January 4, 2019.,Service connection for PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder was not granted prior to October 4, 2014. The Veteran’s claim for an earlier effective date remains pending.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been remanded and will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder results in occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, warranting an initial rating of 50 percent effective January 4, 2019.,Service connection was not granted prior to October 4, 2014. The earlier effective date claim remains pending.,The Veteran's TDIU claim has been remanded due to the need for further development and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Unspecified Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19101178
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 21, 2007, for the award of service connection for PTSD and major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for PTSD and a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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