The Board denied service connection for major depressive disorder and unspecified/generalized anxiety disorder, as well as the readjudication of a previously denied claim for tinnitus. The Veteran's claims were not supported by competent evidence linking her conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (depression), unspecified/generalized anxiety disorder (anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24035988
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking an effective date prior to May 1, 2023, for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder. The Board finds that efforts should be made to find any possible missing records and correspondence regarding the 1981 claim.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for anxiety, depression, and PTSD due to concurrent election of Direct Review while Higher-Level Review was pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected depression was granted a 70 percent rating from February 24, 2009, due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 7, 2015, for the award of service connection for painful surgical scar, left knee, and a 10 percent rating for cluster headaches. It denied earlier effective dates for other issues.
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