The Veteran's MDD is granted with a rating of 70 percent prior to November 30, 2023. A higher rating is denied from that date forward.,A compensable disability rating for PFB is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's MDD resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas throughout the appeal period, warranting a 70 percent rating. The compensable rating for PFB was granted based on new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24045775
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, bruxism, migraines/headaches, tinnitus, hip pain, iliotibial band syndrome, and leg stress fractures. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Veteran's Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is found to have begun during their active duty service and continues to this day, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Dismissed
The appeal to revise the effective date for a 50% disability rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) is dismissed because the July 2024 proposed rating decision was not an appealable determination.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder with TBI is rated at 70 percent, but the appeal for a higher rating is denied.
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