The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with substance abuse disorder required hospital treatment for a period in excess of 21 days, and the Board granted a temporary total evaluation from March 25, 2021, to June 25, 2021.
The deciding factor: While the program was described as a domiciliary care program, the Board found that it did not clearly meet the criteria set out by VA regulations and thus granted the temporary total evaluation based on required hospital treatment for more than 21 days.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with substance abuse disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065886
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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