The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for MDD but granted a TDIU from January 1, 2011 and denied SMC based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating for his MDD, but he was found unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation due to multiple service-connected disabilities including MDD.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression Disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108879
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,036 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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