The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings, granted TDIU from the initial claim date, but denied SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a higher rating due to the lack of new and material evidence or a more severe disability picture than what was already rated.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, including panic disorder and major depressive disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072154
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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