Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of an increased 70 percent rating and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: An increase in the Veteran's psychiatric disorder was factually ascertainable as of September 16, 2020, during the one-year period prior to her August 2021 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019753
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