The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2012, for the grant of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has continuously pursued his claim seeking service connection for a psychiatric disorder since May 29, 2012, and this date is considered appropriate as it was when he first submitted a formal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043503
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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