The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of adjustment disorder with anxiety cannot be granted as there is no evidence in the record prior to February 28, 2005 indicating an intent to apply for such benefits.
The deciding factor: There was no communication or action from the Veteran prior to February 28, 2005 that indicated an intent to apply for service connection for adjustment disorder with anxiety. The earliest document in the record that satisfies all three requirements for an informal claim is the February 28, 2005 correspondence.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1112295
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- Denied
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