Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for earlier effective dates for a 70 percent rating for MDD and TDIU due to insufficient evidence supporting the severity of symptoms before the assigned dates.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's symptoms were severe enough to warrant a higher rating or TDIU before the assigned dates.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006816
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