The Board dismissed the claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder NOS from January 21, 2014 as it was a purely ministerial implementation of the previous Board decision.
The deciding factor: The October 28, 2020, rating decision was a purely ministerial implementation of the October 27, 2020, Board decision regarding the issue of entitlement to an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder NOS from January 21, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067027
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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