Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100 percent disability rating for unspecified depressive disorder, finding that it is not factually ascertainable that an increase in the disability occurred within one year prior to February 6, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support that the Veteran's mental health symptomatology was so significant as to warrant a total evaluation under the rating criteria at any time within one year prior to February 6, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified Depressive Disorder (UDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008782
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