The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for her mental condition and earlier effective date for TDIU was denied. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to March 5, 2019, and she lacked legal grounds to establish entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 1, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, which is commensurate with the current rating assigned. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or establish entitlement to an earlier effective date for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22051889
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