The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to January 16, 2018, for the award of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and a 30 percent rating for asthma was denied. The Board found that there was no factually ascertainable worsening in the severity of his asthma during the one-year period prior to January 16, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not undergo any VA examinations or provide evidence showing a worsening in the severity of his asthma symptoms during the one-year period prior to January 16, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- panic disorder with generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22015508
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What this means for you
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