The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 3, 2024 for the initial 100 percent evaluation for PTSD and major depressive disorder, denied a rating in excess of 70 percent prior to that date, granted TDIU prior to that date, denied TDIU after that date, and granted an earlier effective date for DEA benefits under 38 USC Chapter 35.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected mental health disorder manifested in total occupational and social impairment from May 3, 2024, but not prior to that date, leading to the granting of certain benefits and denial of others.

Claimed conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 28, 2025

Citation

A25018437

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