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The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for depression was granted. Other claims related to various conditions were remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was pending from at least June 20, 2013, and the symptoms of depression warranted a 70 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anemia, cirrhosis, diabetes, duodenal disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, retinopathy right eye, thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006378
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