The Board denied the veteran's claims for a 70 percent rating and a higher rating for his psychiatric disorder, as well as a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment, and there was no new and material evidence to reopen the claim prior to July 3, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091191
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (psychiatric disability). The private physician concluded that the Veteran's psychiatric disability aggravates his sleep apnea.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claim for a rating greater than 70 percent for major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's initial claim for depression was granted with a 30 percent rating effective June 9, 2009. The RO increased the rating to 70 percent from February 3, 2016 due to major depressive disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder. The case is being remanded for further development and readjudication.
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