The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 2, 2009, for the grant of service connection for PTSD with major depression.
The deciding factor: The weight of the competent and probative evidence did not indicate that an effective date prior to November 2, 2009 was warranted in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25014267
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with major depression and for establishing basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), but dismissed the claim for TDIU as moot.
- Granted
The Veteran's psychiatric disorders, including unspecified anxiety and depressive disorders, PTSD with major depression, and intermittent explosive disorder, are found to be related to his period of military service. The Board granted the claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran is currently employed in a suitable, management-level stable government position and has overcome any impairment of employment to which his service-connected disabilities have substantially contributed. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for additional VR&E benefits or re-entry into the program.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied, and the claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with major depression prior to July 5, 2018 is also denied. A 100 percent rating is granted from that date.
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