The Board has granted an effective date of March 22, 2006 for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder. This decision is based on new military personnel records received after a previous denial in October 2006.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for depression arose prior to the date of his initial claim (March 22, 2006), and entitlement to service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder was granted based on new evidence received after the October 2006 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24052640
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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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