The Veteran's psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder and traumatic brain injury with light sensitivity, was granted a 100% rating effective September 8, 2020. The decision is based on the merits of the claim rather than any service connection theory.
The deciding factor: The appeal was based on the merits of the Veteran's psychiatric disability, which resulted in a grant of a 100% rating effective September 8, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, Anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, Traumatic brain injury with light sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2022
- Citation
- A22026152
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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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