The Board granted an effective date of March 7, 2008, for the grant of service connection for PTSD with depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim remained open due to new and material evidence received within one year of the October 2008 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066530
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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