The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from September 20, 2021 to January 22, 2023 and denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's persistent depressive disorder met the criteria for a 100 percent rating prior to March 31, 2023, but it demonstrated that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and maintaining any substantially gainful employment from September 20, 2021 to January 22, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, major depressive episodes, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056992
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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