Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and TDIU, but denied a higher initial disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were subsumed by her later confirmed clinical diagnosis of PTSD with major depressive disorder, and she has been found to be unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities since July 23, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with major depressive disorder, vulvar dermatitis (claimed as vaginosis), female sexual arousal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085678
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