The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder and a 50 percent rating for migraines, as well as an effective date of March 8, 2017, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to symptoms such as suicidal ideation, near-continuous panic or depression, neglect of personal appearance and hygiene, impaired impulse control, difficulty adapting to stressful circumstances, and an inability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066572
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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 5, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction, left ear hearing loss, migraines, and other conditions.
- Granted
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