Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 18, 2010, for the award of individual unemployability and Dependents' Educational Assistance but denied an earlier effective date for service connection of major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disability rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation in accordance with her occupational and educational background starting from February 18, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101122
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