The Veteran's increased disability rating for a psychiatric disorder from December 10, 2019 is granted. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the inference that the Veteran’s psychiatric condition has worsened and now meets the criteria for a 70% disability rating effective December 10, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003148
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for his service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress, an effective date of January 2, 2024, for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), and Special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate from the same date. The appeal seeking entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's election of administrative review options.
- Denied
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