The Board granted service connection for other specified depressive disorder and dismissed an earlier effective date claim for left hand ulnar neuropathy, but remanded the CUE claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's other specified depressive disorder was incurred in service. The claim for an earlier effective date lacks legal merit due to the finality of the May 2018 rating decision and the absence of new and material evidence within one year of its issuance.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073802
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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