The Board granted an effective date of May 23, 2020, for a 100 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder (MDD), severe, without psychotic features, and generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's psychiatric disability more nearly approximated the criteria for a 100 percent rating from at least as early as 2020, and he continuously pursued this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD), severe, without psychotic features, generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040589
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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