The Veteran's mood disorder is granted a 50% rating effective March 1, 2010 to July 17, 2016. The Veteran’s complex regional pain syndrome and lumbar spine disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran’s symptoms more closely approximated a 50% rating for her mood disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Lumbar Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148387
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.
What you can do next
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