The Veteran's recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress is rated at a 70 percent disability rating on and after October 12, 2014. The claim for TDIU has been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran’s symptoms warranted a 70 percent disability rating based on occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to his psychiatric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20060291
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's service-connected recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress, and dismissed the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to this condition. The Veteran was also granted basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress, unspecified insomnia disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder due to the service-connected left ear hearing loss.
- Granted
The Veteran's currently diagnosed recurrent major depressive disorder with anxious distress was incurred in service and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.
- Granted
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