The Board granted an effective date of September 21, 2020, for a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: An increase in severity was factually ascertainable on September 21, 2020, within one year prior to his July 2021 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027848
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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