The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2023, for service connection for other specified anxiety disorder with other specified depressive disorder and denied a higher initial rating. The appeal to establish an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but did not warrant total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified anxiety disorder, Other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040831
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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