The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for an anxiety disorder should be August 28, 1995, as this is the earliest date on which the veteran specifically requested consideration of a claim for service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The veteran had previously been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders related to his gastrointestinal disability and military experiences. The most recent diagnosis was an anxiety disorder associated with his military experiences, which arose prior to July 2002 but not before August 1995 when the veteran specifically requested reconsideration of a claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0405873
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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