The Veteran's service-connected mood disorder with major depressive disorder is rated at 50 percent, effective September 11, 2020. The appeal for an earlier effective date and higher initial rating was denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date of the grant of service connection was determined to be September 11, 2020, as it is the later date between the date of receipt of the claim and the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- mood disorder with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24039714
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation A24039714.
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the provision of a supplemental statement of the case.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded due to deficiencies in the Board's analysis regarding the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran has been unemployed since February 2001 following a cerebrovascular accident, and his service-connected disabilities include degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. The Court found that the issue of TDIU was not properly before the Board at the time of the December 2013 decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.