The Board found that the effective date for the grant of service connection for an adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety cannot be earlier than July 19, 2010 as there was no informal claim received within one year after separation from military service in September 30, 2007. The Veteran's initial informal claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability was filed on July 19, 2010.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than the day following the Veteran's separation from service due to lack of an informal claim within one year after his separation and no indication of intent to seek service connection for a psychiatric disability before July 19, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1616000
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the request for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was not timely and good cause has not been shown.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.
- Granted
The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, which has been granted. The TDIU issue remains pending as the RO has not yet implemented the grant of service connection for the psychiatric condition.
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