The Veteran's appeal is denied for an effective date earlier than February 7, 2011 for the grant of service connection for his psychiatric disorder. The issues of increased ratings and TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of notification of a previous denial, leading to the effective date being assigned as of the date he filed to reopen his claim in February 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, recurrent with psychotic features, Avoidant personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19123001
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Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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