The appeal for an earlier effective date than November 8, 2021 for the assignment of a 100 percent evaluation for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned the earliest possible effective date requested by the Veteran in June 2022, which provided a full grant of benefits, making the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069584
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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent rating, while the claims for increased ratings for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, allergic rhinitis, lumbosacral strain, and left knee patellofemoral syndrome were denied. A separate 10 percent rating was granted from June 17, 2020, for slight left knee instability, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was also denied.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder, effective October 19, 2022.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims seeking an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches and an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected major depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder.
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