The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 9, 2017, for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Board also granted a rating of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis but denied a higher rating and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the finding that new and material evidence had been submitted within one year of the February 2017 rating decision, which vitiated its finality.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, chronic sinusitis, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034812
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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