Granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of July 30, 2020, for a 100 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder and other related conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, finding that her psychiatric symptomatology resulted in total occupational and social impairment since the filing of her July 30, 2020, increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, moderate recurrent episodes with anxious distress and other specified trauma, stressor related disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090592
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