The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 24, 2017, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision.
The deciding factor: The November 2017 rating decision contained CUE as it failed to consider the Veteran's reported psychiatric symptoms during and after service, which were supported by a positive nexus opinion from an October 2017 VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25033842
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD with MDD, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder, but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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