Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder prior to December 11, 2023, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for major depressive disorder. The Board also granted service connection for sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (claimed as insomnia), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019697
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