The Board denied the Veteran's claims for restoration of a 70 percent evaluation for major depressive disorder and service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, right elbow, vertigo, and hypertension disorders. The decision found that there was no evidence of improvement in the Veteran’s major depressive disorder under ordinary conditions of life and work. The Board also determined that the Veteran's right shoulder, left shoulder, and right elbow disorders were not manifest during service or due to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA did not find sufficient evidence of improvement in the Veteran's major depressive disorder and denied his claim for restoration of the 70 percent evaluation. The Board also found that the Veteran’s right shoulder, left shoulder, and right elbow disorders were not linked to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right elbow disorder, vertigo, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104312
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
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