The veteran's claim for an effective date of October 23, 2020, for a 50 percent rating for service-connected Unspecified Depressive Disorder (UDD) was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's UDD symptoms met the criteria for a 50 percent rating based on a medical opinion from Dr. J.M.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Depressive Disorder (UDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000497
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (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
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