The Veteran's service-connected mood disorder due to physiological condition, unspecified is rated at 100 percent effective June 2, 2015. The appeal for a higher rating prior to that date has been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced significant and severe impairment from June 2, 2015 onward, including suicidal ideation, hallucinations, and difficulty adapting to stressful situations.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood Disorder Due to Physiological Condition, Unspecified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144897
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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