The Veteran's claim for service connection for persistent complex bereavement disorder was granted effective January 6, 2020. The Board determined that the September 18, 2015 rating decision became final due to the Veteran not filing a timely Notice of Disagreement and VA determining that the evidence received within one year of this decision was not new and material. As a result, an effective date of September 18, 2015 is granted for the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The claim had remained pending since the February 2016 rating decision due to the Veteran providing new and material evidence within one year of that decision.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent complex bereavement disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- A22021723
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