The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 26, 2019 for a 100% evaluation for PTSD with major depressive disorder. The appeal was based on the Veteran's assertion that she should have received this increased rating as early as her initial claim in April 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced a factually ascertainable worsening of her service-connected psychiatric disability, leading to a September 26, 2019 medical opinion indicating she was unlikely to improve further.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24047462
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