The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his grants of service connection for lumbosacral strain and major depressive disorder, finding that the proper effective date is May 11, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the intent to file a claim was received on May 29, 2015, which is earlier than the date of receipt of the original claim for lumbosacral strain and major depressive disorder. Therefore, the effective date of May 11, 2015 was appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19146848
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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