Granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder, effective August 1, 2022.
The deciding factor: The RO did not consider evidence submitted by the Veteran indicating that she had started medication and was undergoing treatment prior to reducing her rating from 70 percent to 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090439
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