The Board granted an effective date of July 22, 2009, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for panic disorder with agoraphobia and major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, in partial remission with traumatic brain injury with residual neurocognitive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that entitlement to a 100 percent rating arose at some point prior to July 22, 2009, based on the Veteran's continuous pursuit of a claim concerning his disability since that date.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder with agoraphobia and major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, in partial remission with traumatic brain injury with residual neurocognitive disorder, dysarthria, staggering and cerebellar ataxia, left upper extremity essential tremor, right upper extremity essential tremor, left lower extremity essential tremor, right lower extremity essential tremor, posttraumatic headaches, left and right forehead scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039221
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are currently rated at the highest schedular rating (50%) and no higher, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation. The appeal is denied.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of aphasia and dysarthria as they have been fully granted.
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