Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 7, 2016 for the grant of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence established that the Veteran satisfied the criteria for a 70 percent rating under DC 9434 at the time he initially filed his claim in December 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107785
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