Partly granted
The Board granted a TDIU due to persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and MDD alone, from April 17, 2018 to January 31, 2019, but denied an earlier effective date for the award of an increased disability rating of 70 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that it was factually ascertainable that the Veteran's depressive disorder had worsened within a year prior to the January 2019 formal TDIU application, and there were no unadjudicated claims for an increased disability rating or TDIU during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress and major depressive disorder (MDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091058
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