The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, effective January 15, 2020, with a 70 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported the Veteran's claim for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder, as it was found to be directly related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, short term memory loss, to include as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), to include as secondary to OSA, diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM), to include as secondary to OSA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066698
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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the appellant does not have a documented history of recurrent or refractory esophageal stricture(s).
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that her symptoms more closely approximated those required for such a rating.
- Denied
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